Description

RATTERY THE COURT, RATTERY
SX 76 SW

6/56 Burnside and adjoining
- Cottage to south

GV II

House, formerly probably a farmhouse with wing which is now a separate cottage.
Circa late C16 or earlier with later possibily C18 wing converted to separate
cottage. Whitewashed stone rubble. Asbestos slate roof with gabled ends.
Three room and through passage plan. Lateral stack at rear of hall and at gable
ends. Added cross wing at higher end now separate cottage and forming T-shaped
plan. Outshut at rear. Two storeys. Three window range. C19/20 three-light
casements with glazing bars. Plank door to passage, right of centre with open
fronted stone slate roof porch. Interior: Chamfered ceiling beam in hall with
step stops. Blocked hall fireplace in lateral rear stack. Solid wall between
hall and inner room but with beam above. Narrow inner room has chamfered hall
beam against higher end wall. Solid wall between hall and through passage.
Chamfered beam with step stops over partition wall between passage and lower
room. One step down from passage to lower room. Massive roughly-hewn main
lateral beam of low level in lower room. Its roughness is markedly in contrast
to lower gable end timber fireplace lintel which is chamfered and with bar stops.
Circa late C17 roof with side-pegged lap-jointed cambered collars.

Listing NGR: SX7398861632

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26440557

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Recommended Books

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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (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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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)