Description

BURES HAMLET STATION HILL
TL 9034 and TL 9033
(north side)
5/45 and 6/45 (36/168) Nos. 20 and 22
19.7.82
GV II
Wrongly shown on O.S. map as Cansdale Cottage, Station Road. House. Late
medieval, altered in C18 and C20. Timber framed, plastered, roofed with
handmade red clay tiles. 4 bays facing SW, with C18 chimney stack at left end
and early C17 axial stack near right end, forming a lobby-entrance. Short C18
extension at right. Wing to front of left end, 1982. Lean-to extension at
rear. 2 storeys. 4-window range of C20 sashes, and one more on first floor of
front wing. Door at front of C20 gabled porch. The interior has jowled posts,
exposed heavy studding; cranked braces to 2 tiebeams at left. The joists in
front of the main stack are of horizontal section, chamfered with step stops,
arranged longitudinally; other joists much repaired and renewed. Unglazed
window in upper rear wall, with 3 diamond mullions. Main hearth has original
0.33 metre brickwork at sides, renewed at back, mantel renewed. Crownpost roof,
incomplete.

Listing NGR: TL9037633996

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26459707

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Recommended Books

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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (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
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)