Description

MORETONHAMPSTEAD FORD STREET (south side),
SX 7586
Moretonhampstead
8/142 No. 35
-
GV II

House in a row, originally part of large house. Probably C17 or earlier,
remodelled and enlarged circa mid to late C19. Stuccoed stone. The front wall
light scantling timber framing to ground storey and bricks to first storey, all
faced in stucco. Dry slate roof with gabled ends and crested ridge tiles. Old
dressed granite chimneystack on right-hand gable end with weathered cap.
Original plan uncertain, but it is possibly the higher end of a 3-room plan of
which No. 31 (q.v.) to left, is the hall and part of the lower end. The front wall
has been rebuilt forward about 1 metre and the eaves heightened in circa mid to
late C19. Internal plan now a small front room and larger rear room with entrance
passage to left.
2 storeys. Regular 2 window range. 4-pane sashes in moulded flush casing, first
floor with square hoodmoulds. Doorway to left with late C19 or early C20 ½-glazed
door and small rectangular overlight.
Interior: 2 longitudinal chamfered ceiling beams without stops. Fireplace of old
right-hand stack blocked.
As well as having early fabric, the C19 front of this building contributes to the
street scene.

Listing NGR: SX7523986135

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26440665

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Recommended Books

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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments 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)