Description

TL 72 NE STISTED MADGEMENTS ROAD
(north side)

1/270 No. 76 (Clematis
Cottage) and no. 77

- II

Pair of attached cottages. Circa 1500 or earlier, with later extensions.
Timber framed, plastered, roof mainly thatched, with some handmade red plain
tiles. No. 76 comprises 3 bays facing S, 1500 or earlier, with an axial stack
near the right end; C20 single-storey wing to rear, roofed with machine-made red
clay tiles, and lean-to conservatory to left of it. No. 77 comprises 2 bays to
right of it, slightly wider in span, mainly C19 but possibly incorporating
earlier structure, with an C18/19 axial stack. One storey with attics. No. 76
has 4 C20 casements and a C19 horizontal sash of 12 lights in an eyebrow dormer;
door at front of C20 gabled porch, roofed with machine-made red clay tiles. No.
77 has 3 C20 casements and one C19 horizontal sash in a gabled dormer; the
dormer and adjacent part of the main roof are clad with handmade red plain
tiles. C20 door. Roof half-hipped at right. No. 76 has heavy jowled posts and
a crownpost roof with axial bracing. The ceilings have been raised, so that
only the ground floor is occupied; the only access to the loft is through the
dormer window. No. 77 has a C19 hearth facing to left, and wider wood-burning
hearth facing to right; the structure is wholly plastered internally.

Listing NGR: TL7999225670

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26464950

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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2