Description

EGGESFORD
SS 61 SE
1/61 Rose Cottage including stables
- and coach-house adjoining to
south
GV II
Cottage, former lodge to Eggesford House, and stables with coachhouse. Circa 1860-
70. Exposed mustone rubble with Hathersleigh stone ashlar quoins and detail; stone
rubble stacks and chimney shafts with original cream-coloured chimney pots; coated
slate roofs with crested ridge tiles.
Cottage faces north, away from the road. Main front range has 2-room and central
staircase plan with end stacks and 2-storey porch. Service block under parallel
roof to rear of left (east) room with rear stack. The stables and coachhouse
adjoin to the rear under another parallel roof and face onto the road to south. 2
storeys.
Victorian Gothic style. Symmetrical 1:1:1 window front. Porch projects a little
with gabled roof. The outer 2-centred arch has chamfered surround and shelters
original 4-panel door. First floor lancet. Either side of porch are ground floor
2-light windows with pointed arches. Right gable end has similar 3-light window on
ground floor and 2-light first floor window. Left gable end has 2-window front of
lancets, those on ground floor are blocked. Similar but not identical windows in
service block. All windows have glazing bars. Interior not inspected.
The coach house and stables are built of snecked sandstone. It is gable-ended.
Coach house door to right has flat head and rounded corners. Stable door to left
has low segmental head with central keystone and is flanked by narrow fixed pane
windows containing diamond-shaped panes of leaded glass.

Listing NGR: SS6861011125

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26456605

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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Oxfordshire (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)