Description

SX 98 SE LYMPSTONE LONGMEADOW ROAD (north side),
Lympstone
5/35 Rogue's Roost
-
- II
Formerly known as Upcott.
Detached house, originally a farmhouse. Probably late C16, considerably altered and
enlarged in the C18 and C19. Roughcast cob on stone footings; gabled-end pantiled
roof. Formerly a 3-room, cross-passage plan, the service end to the left of
passage, with the rear wing at the higher end. Axial stack backing onto site of
passage heats hall; service end and inner room heated by all-brick external stacks,
possibly C18, that to the right with numerous set-offs. 2 storeys.
Front: asymmetrical 4-window range, three 12-pane horizontally sliding sash windows
the sills with wooden guide pegs and a late-C20 casement window to first floor; 2
similar sash windows, and 3 casement windows, all of 2 lights, one (C19) with
transom to ground floor. Doorway with canopy on shaped brackets. Guttering
supported by small brackets is C20.
Interior: Some unchamfered cross ceiling beams to service end and inner room; some
early C19 joinery. The roof was entirely replaced about 20 years ago (information
from present occupier).

Listing NGR: SX9968184087

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26458896

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Recommended Books

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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover