Description

HIGH BICKINGTON HIGH STREET, High Bickington
SS 60 20
15/102 Rambler Cottage
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GV II

House, probably formerly two. Probably late C17 with early C19 addition and minor
probably late C19 addition. Late C19 alterations. C17 block with uncoursed stone
rubble ground floor, rendered cob above and gable-ended thatched roof with brick end
stack. Rendered early C19 addition (probably over stone rubble) with gable-ended
Welsh-slate roof. Outshut to rear of C17 part with corrugated-iron or corrugated-
asbestos lean-to roof.
Plan and development: C17 block to left has external end stack to left and entrance
off-centre to right (plan probably consists of a larger principal room to the left
and a smaller unheated room to the right). Early C19 range adjoining to the right
(possibly formerly a separate house). Late C19 or early C20 lean-to outshut at the
rear of the C17 block. Three storeys with outshut of one storey and attic, with 2-
storey addition to the right.
Exterior: The C17 block to the left has a nearly symmetrical 2-window front, late C20
two-light plastic windows in old openings, those on the ground floor with stone
cills. C20 rendered half-hipped thatched-roofed porch off-centre to the left between
the ground-floor windows, with a C20 plank door. Early C19 addition to the right
with a symmetrical 3-window front; late C20 plastic windows in old openings (probably
replacing glazing bar sashes).
Interior Not inspected.

Listing NGR: SS6006820524

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26440133

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Recommended Books

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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]