Description

EAST KNOYLE MILTON
ST 83 SE
(south side)
8/41 Strongs Cottage
GV II
Detached cottage. Datestone over door: Edward Strong/1734 with
incised scrolled decoration below. Coursed rubble stone, thatched
roof with gable end brick stacks. Two-storey, 2-window front.
Four-panelled sham door in C20 gabled porch to left of centre, 2-
light casement to left and 6-pane fixed and 2-light casement to
right. First floor has two 2-light casements. English bond brick
extension attached to left has tiled roof and casements. Rear has
French windows, 2-light casement to ground floor, 2-light casement
to first.
Interior has open fireplace with lintel on stone jambs, planked
door, chamfered beams.
This may have been the home of Edward Strong junior, the mason son
of Sir Christopher Wren's senior mason, Edward Strong senior who
died 1724.
(K. Downes, Sir Christopher Wren, 1982)

Listing NGR: ST8801531266

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26424101

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Recommended Books

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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)