Description

OVERBURY CP -
SO 9437 - 9537
9/111 Laundry Cottage and
The Old Laundry
GV II

House, converted to laundry, now divided into two houses. Circa 1900
remodelling of mid-C18 building with mid-C20 alterations. Coursed lime-
stone rubble with ashlar dressings, machine-tiled roofs with gable-end
parapets and ashlar ridge end stacks; stacks have moulded cappings and
east end stack has two large square shafts. Two storeys. One plus three
bays. Windows are all leaded casements. North elevation: single-bay part
has a 3-light windows on both floors and the main entrance to the right has
a gabled rustic timber porch and a ledged and battened door. The three-bay
part is lower in height and has a 2-light and a 3-light window with cambered
heads on the ground floor, a central first floor 2-light window and central
entrance with a flat moulded canopy on shaped brackets and a half-glazed door.
There is a single-storey wing to the rear of the single-bay part. The building
is prominently situated adjacent to the Village Hall (qv). Included for group
value.

Listing NGR: SO9582137504

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26461149

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Recommended Books

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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)