Description

SJ 48 SE HALE CHURCH END

36/4/6 No 14

28.1.71 II

Cottage late C17, formerly timber framed now C18 lime washed bricks with thatched roof and plain brick stacks. Three bays, single storey with attic, gable to highway. Three 2 light small-paned horizontal sliding sash windows and panelled front door.
INTERIOR: exposed sandstone fireplace wall, cruck trusses, oak wallplates with mortices and trenail holes, bevelled beams and heavy floor joists, a sleeping loft with simple ladder access, bevelled purlins and early rafters.
HISTORY: The building is reputed to be the birthplace of John Middleton, The 'Childe of Hale,' who was said to have grown overnight into a giant of nine feet, three inches in height.

Listing NGR: SJ4699982189

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26423536

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