Description

SX 79 SE CHERITON BISHOP CROCKERNWELL

10/44 Nos. 1-4 (consec.) Fordton
Cottages

II

Row of 4 cottages. Probably early C19, modernised and rearranged in mid C20.
Plastered cob on rubble footings; cob or rubble stacks topped with brick; thatched
roof. 2-storey range under continuous roof hipped at each end. Original symmetry
of plan and appearance has been altered slightly by C20 internal rearrangement.
Originally a regular row of 2 room cottages with centre pair having mirror plans
either side of large axial stack and breaking forward a little from the fronts of
the flanking cottages, each with a room either side of its own axial stack and
probably with front doors on the end of the range. Overall 8 window front of C19
and C20 timber casements 3- and 2-light casements, 3 panes per light. Inserted
central doorway (to No. 3) as No. 4 (right side) now has 3 window front and No. 2
(left of centre) one room front. Door to No. 1 (left end) now on side. Despite
alterations the range remains an attractive row of thatched cottages.

Listing NGR: SX7548492447

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26399890

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Recommended Books

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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas