Description

TL 4048 FOXTON THE GREEN
(West side)

18/55 No. 4 (Cottage
on the Green)
22.11.67

GV II

Cottage. Possibly an open hall built 1501 for Richard Peppercorn, with floor
and stack inserted into hall and front wall repaired 1583. Timber framed,
plaster rendered and long straw thatched with ridge stack of red brick and
single flue. Three bay plan including a narrower bay for a buttery and
pantry at the north east behind the chimney stack. One storey and attic.
One gable dormer with horizontal sliding sash. Two flush frame horizontal
sliding sashes at ground floor. Doorway to lobby entry probably inserted
1583, now blocked. Doorway now in south end. Inside: The front wall of the
cottage has been rebuilt. The sole plate has peg holes on the lower edge
and, unlike the rear wall, rests on brick footings. The framing is of
substantial scantling, closely set and uniform. The parlour, at the south
end, has an original ceiling with some inserted timbers. The joists are laid
flat and unmoulded and there is a frame for a ladder staircase in one
corner. The partition wall between the parlour and hall is original and
rises through the attic storey. The hall has a c.1583 ceiling of closely set
joists, laid flat, with stop chamfers and a main beam with an ogee stop
chamfer. The joints are carried on a chamfered clamp which is nailed to the
middle rail of the partition wall. The inglenook has been cased. A
staircase possibly of 1583 cuts through the downward bracing of the central
truss and leads to the attic storey. The roof is of clasped side purlin
construction with some inserted timber. There is a single wind-brace
associated with the truss nearest the chimney.

Rowland Parker: The Cottage on the Green
R.C.H.M.: Record Card (1950)

Listing NGR: TL4080748062

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26420496

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