Description

LANEAST
SX 28 SW
4/139 Lundy Cottage
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II

House. Circa late C17 - early C18, with alterations of C19 and C20. Stone rubble;
rendered and roughcast. Asbestos slate roof with ridge tiles and gable ends. Gable
end stacks with rendered shafts with shaped tops. Partly slate-hung.
Plan: 2-room plan, with central entrance through porch. The kitchen to right and
the parlour to left, each room heated from a gable end stack. There is an unheated
outshut at the left end, probably originally a dairy, circa C19.
Exterior: 2 storeys, asymmetrical 2-window front. Ground and first floor to left
and right a 2-light 2-pane C20 casement. The front porch is a lean-to of circa C19,
with 6-pane C19 window and plank door with outer plank gate; small single light at
the right side and inner plank door. The single storey lean-to at the left end has a
small C20 window at the front. Upper gable end to left is slate-hung. The right end
has a large external stepped stack with curved oven at the base to right. At the
rear there is a small C20 window at ground floor to left and first floor to centre.
Interior: The partitions from the entrance passage at ground floor have been removed
at ground floor, creating one large room. C19 ceiling beams at ground floor and C20
fireplaces at the gable ends, the fireplace to left with granite jambs. Rest of the
house not inspected at time of survey (October 1987).

Listing NGR: SX2388884473

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26452585

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Recommended Books

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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Old House Care and Repair