Description

TL 41 SW GILSTON GILSTON LANE (west side)

2/43 Black Cottage at Gilston Park on E of drive 280 - metres SSE of Church Cottages

GV II

House. Late C17 or early C18 extended to W in C18/19, single storey front extension c1930. 2 storeys, timberframed, plastered hillside house facing S with one and a half storeys W end much lower and set at an angle. Steep old red tile gabled roofs. Roof of older part asymmetrically pitched, with flatter slope and higher eaves at front. 2 2-light windows with cast iron frames, with rectangular panes and head on 1st floor but pointed lights to Ground floor on front (now in glazed extension) and on W end. Small boarded external door in apex of W gable. 2-unit central chimney plan with W room a step higher. Door and stair at E end against red brick chimney of E extension with its Ground floor 5 steps down. Central chimney rebuilt. Flat roofed well glazed S extension for an artist. An interesting timberframed house of c1700 with some alterations and Gothic cast iron casement windows.

Listing NGR: TL4420413187

External Links

• Wikidata Q26394524

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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability