Description

ST CLEW CROW'S NEST
SX 26 NE
11/77 The Crow's Nest
14.5.86
II
House, now inn. Mid C17, with alterations and additions of C19 and C20. Rendered
stone rubble, partly slate-hung. Slate roof with ridge tiles and gable ends; gable
end stack removed to right, gable end stack to left with cornice and shaped top.
Plan: 2-room plan, with central entrance to passage, partition walls removed at
ground floor. Parlour to left heated by gable end stack and kitchen to right, heated
by gable end stack with oven. Outshut to rear right in 2 builds, one with stack.
Exterior: 2 storeys, asymmetrical 5-window front; ground floor has central C20 gabled
porch, inner doorway in granite, with rounded head, chamferd, with C20 door. 2-light
C20 casement to right. Two C19 16-pane sashes to left. First floor has 2 similar
16-pane sashes to left; above the porch and to right, 2 C20 lights, and end right 16-
pane sash. Right end blind. Left end slate-hung at upper level, with external
stack. To rear, a central single storey outshut with stack to side; what appears to
be a rear lateral stack behind the outshut. Second lower outshut to left with
corrugated asbestos roof.
Interior: Ground floor parlour has fireplace with rubble jambs and roughly chamfered
timber lintel. Ceiling joists of C19. Kitchen has fireplace with plain flat granite
lintel and jambs, blocked granite oven to rear. Stone shelves to side. Roof space
not fully accessible; the feet of the principal rafters are visible at first floor,
all boxed except one, which is chamfered.

Listing NGR: SX2634469346

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26433253

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)