Description

HORRABRIDGE COMMERCIAL ROAD, (south side),
SX 56 NW Horrabridge
10/8 No. 1 Cole's Cottage and Weirside
-
II

House, now 2 houses. Mid C16 origin, altered and extended mid C19 and C20. Rubble,
rendered, No. 1 Cole's Cottage has slate roof, Weirside has concrete tiles, rubble
ridge stack to left of passage and an right gable end with caps. No. 1 Cole's
Cottage to left, Weirside to right, divided so that Weirside contains passage and
lower end; possibly 3-room and through passage plan (inner room demolished and site
taken by adjacent building), hall heated by axial stack backing on to passage with
newel stair to rear of hall.
2 storeys, No. 1 Cole's Cottage with 2 windows, all C20 pivoted windows, with
cambered head at ground floor left, C20 gabled porch to right; Weirside"has lower
roof line, 4-centred arched hollow chamfered granite door opening with plank and
batten door, similar arched opening to right probably reset, with C19 12-pane sash
inserted, 16-pane sash in exposed box at ground and first floor right, small single
light under eaves to left and C20 roof light. Right return of Weirside in random
rubble, painted, 1½ storey rear, similar sash to rear, rendered; rear has door to
passage and timber lintel, a C20 half-glazed door and blocked window opening above,
partially covered by rear addition, which has door at inner side. No. 1 Cole's
Cottage has small single storey C20 addition to rear with door and multi-pane light.
Interior No. 1 Cole's Cottage has fireplace backing on to passage with large
chamfered granite lintel on C20 rubble jambs, room has 2 cross beams, carried over
C20 partition, both chamfered and stopped, timber lintel remaining from former door
to passage, rear wall has keeping hole, deep splayed reveal to front window; rear
left has granite newel stair.
Interior of Weirside not accessible, has lower floor level than No. 1 Cole's
Cottage.

Listing NGR: SX5136069918

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26399695

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