Description

TL 5850
11/15

BALSHAM
HIGH STREET
(North Side)
Nos 118 and 120
(Chestnut Cottage)

GV
II

House, now two dwellings. Mid C17 and late C17. Timber framed, rendered and
modern tiles. Original red brick ridge stack with grouped shafts set
diagonally. Later C17 stack to north east end. C19 stack to south west end.
Lobby entry and three bay plan extended axially at north east end by one
bay. Two storeys. Four first floor windows. Doorway to lobby entry, with
early C18 doorcase. Pulvinated frieze and door hood with panelled soffit.
Six raised and fielded panelled door. Late C17 extension also framed,
rendered and tiled. Two storeys. Interior retains original plan and
partition walls. Inserted staircase following subdivision arid blocked
inglenooks.

Listing NGR: TL5801050884

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26456964

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