Description

SP 80 SW GREAT AND LITTLE HAMPDEN GREAT HAMPDEN

5/32 Ferns Cottage

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- II

House. C17-early C18, partly rebuilt and extended C19. W bays to left
have timber frame with rendered infill to rear, roughcast over timber
framing in left gable, and front rebuilt in brick. C19 brick bay to right.
Half-hipped thatch roof, rebuilt brick chimney between right bays, C20
brick chimney to right. 1½ storeys, 3 bays. Left bays have paired leaded
casements, those to ground floor with altered cambered heads, those
above in gabled eaves-line dormers with thatch swept round. Similar
first floor window to right. Ground floor of right bay has single
C20 light to left, and 3-light leaded casement with decoratively cambered
brick head. C20 brick porch with half-hipped thatch roof between left
bays has C20 door and flat wooden hood. Weatherboard shed to left. Old
board door and leaded casements to rear. Interior has timber frame in
partition between left bays.

Listing NGR: SP8396301797

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26418885

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Recommended Books

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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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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)