Description

BLISLAND BLISLAND
SX 17 SW
9/60 Churchgate cottage (previously
listed as Churchgate Stores)
6.6.69

GV II

Cottage, later village stores, now converted back into cottage. Circa early C17.
Stone rubble with large granite quoins. Painted on front elevation. Left hand gable
end partly rebuilt. Slate roof with gable ends. End stone rubble stack on right,
which became an axial stack when the school (qv Old School) was added on the right
hand gable end.
Plan: Probably 2 room and cross passage plan, the larger hall kitchen on right heated
by gable end stack. It is uncertain whether the left hand room was unheated.
Exterior: 2 storeys asymmetrical 2 window front. Ground floor with C19 2-light
casement to left and 8-pane shop window to right with C20 glazed door near centre.
Above C19 1-light casement to left and C19 2-light casement in granite frame of 2-
light mullion window to right. Rear elevation with probable blocked door opening to
right and 2 casements on first floor, one in the granite frame of a 2-light mullion
window.
Interior: not accessible.
Picturesque setting on south side of village green with particularly unaltered and
unspoilt front and rear elevations.

Listing NGR: SX1002573155

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26451798

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Recommended Books

• 
  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)