Description

UPLOWMAN WHITNAGE
ST Ol NW
4/192 Marigold Cottage
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- II

Cottage. Cl7, refurbished and enlarged in the mid C19, extension of late C19 - early
C20, modernised with service outshot of circa 1980. The older parts are probably
plastered cob on stone rubble footings, the C19 work is probably plastered cob on
stone rubble; stone rubble stacks topped with plastered brick chimneyshafts, slate
to late C19 - early C20 extension and circa 1980 outshot.
Plan and development: 3-room plan cottage facing south east. The left room, the
parlour, has a projecting gable-end stack. The centre room, the former kitchen,has
an axial stack backing onto the unheated right (north-east) end room. Entrance
lobby and main stair between the centre and left rooms.
The Cl7 cottage had a 2-room plan. This was the central room and a small unheated
lobby (where the entrance hall and stair now are). The left room was a mid C19
parlour extension. The right room was the late C19 - early C20 extension. Circa
1980 outshot to rear of centre and right end room contains the present kitchen and a
garage. The main cottage is 2 storeys.
Exterior: irregular 4-window front of C19 and C20 replacement casements with
glazing bars. The left end windows are unusually large. The front doorway is left
of centre and now contains a C20 door under a contemporary thatch hood. The roof is
gable-ended.
Interior: the centre room, the main room of the C17 cottage has a soffit-chamfered
and step-stopped crossbeam and the fireplace here is stone rubble with an oak lintel
(its soffit cut back a little) and a side oven, the housing of which intrudes into
the room. The left end C19 parlour has plain joists exposed. Roof not inspected
although the bases of straight principals from A-frame trusses show.

Listing NGR: ST0294515496

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26400271

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Recommended Books

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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair