Description

LITTLE TORRINGTON LITTLE TORRINGTON
SS 41 NE
16/130 Chestnut Cottage
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GV II

Small house. probably mid to later C17, currently being restored (Dec 1987). Partly
rendered rubble and cob walls. Gable ended thatch roof, 2 rendered stacks - one at
left gable end and one axial which is probably stone rubble.
Plan: Apparently 2 room plan with entry either into cross passage or left-hand room.
This room is heated by a gable end fireplace, the right-hand room by an axial
fireplace. C19 lean-to added at each end.
Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 2 window front of C20 2 and 3-light casements.
Gabled C20 porch to left of centre with C19 plank door behind. Lean-to against each
end wall.
Interior: inaccessible at time of survey but may contain features such as original
open fireplaces, ceiling beams and possibly roof timbers.

Listing NGR: SS4912016798

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26440312

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Recommended Books

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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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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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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)