Description

BOW

SS 70 SW

2/13

BOW (north side)

Grantlands Cottage and Brook Villa

GV

II

Two houses. Probably late C17/early C18. Plastered cob on rubble footings; rubble stacks topped with C20 bricks; thatch roof.

Two adjoining two-room plan cottages facing south, both with central entrance lobbies. Grantlands Cottage on left (west) end has projecting left and stack and Brook Villa to right (east) has rear lateral stack serving right room. White Hart Hotel (q.v.) is adjoining right (east) end. Grantlands Cottage has flying freehold first floor room over ground floor room belonging to Brook Villa. Two storeys. Regular five-window front overall comprising a variety of late C19 and C20 casements most with glazing bars. C20 front doors. Roof is continuous although ridge and eaves drop slightly between the two houses. It is hipped to left. Left end stack has been rebuilt using C20 brick quoins. Rear left corner is canted.

Interior shows plain carpentry detail where exposed. Left room of Grantlands Cottage has unstopped chamfered crossbeam and left room of Brook Villa has similar axial beam. Roof not inspected.

This entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 21 January 2019.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26463964

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