Description

SS 80 SW CREDITON HAMLET

3/63 Dewsmoor

II

House, originally 2 cottages. Late C17, extended in 1856 and C20. Plastered cob
on rubble footings with C20 blockwork; cob or rubble stack topped with C20 brick;
thatched roofs. Originally a pair of 1-room cottages facing south with mirror
plans about central cob dividing wall. Single room extension of 1856 to rear of
right (east) cottage under parallel roof and C20 single bay extension to left
(west). 2 storeys. Overall 5-window front. Door with thatched porch and 2
windows above belong to C20 extension. Remaining 3 windows to original cottages
are wooden casements with glazing bars, C19 to ground floor, C20 to first. Glazed
door right of centre in original position and adjacent door to left now blocked
with window. Central first floor window intruded in C20. Roof hipped each end and
was so before extension. Rear block dated by iron rainwater head in angle of wings
which bears date 1856 and Star of David motif. Inside original rooms have axial
crossbeams, chamfered with straight cut stops and remains of diagonal corner
fireplaces sharing same stack to rear. 4-bay roof is original with A-frame trusses
with pegged lap-jointed collars.

Listing NGR: SS8102201216

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26399895

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Recommended Books

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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)