Description

NORTH PETHERWIN
SX 29 SE
4/68 Forda Cottage

GV II

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NORTH PETHERWIN
SX 29 SE
4/68 Lower Forda Cottage
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GV II

Farmhouse, now private house. Circa mid C17. Rendered cob on stone rubble footings.
Corrugated asbestos roof with gable ends replacing thatch. Projecting stone rubble
and cob end stacks with brick shafts.
Plan: 2 room and through passage plan with entrance to right of centre. Probably
larger hall kitchen to left and smaller parlour to right, both heated by end stacks
and both with cloam ovens. Extended to rear in circa mid C20, probably on site of
earlier service rooms, probably added in C18 and C19.
Exterior: 2 storeys. Regular 3-window front with entrance to right of centre. C19
plank door with C19 open-fronted porch, enclosed in C20. C20 3-light casements to
right and left and two 2-light casements and one 3-light casement on first floor.
Interior: Right hand room has complete closely set waney unchamfered floor joists
and a chamfered C17 timber lintel to fireplace with tongue stops. Left hand room has
floor joists replaced but the fireplace has well constructed ashlar jambs and an
unmoulded timber lintel. Roof timbers appear complete although not fully inspected;
several principals with slightly curved feet. "

Listing NGR: SX2931790310

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26435718

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Recommended Books

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)