Description

TL 01 SW NETTLEDEN WITH FRITHSDEN GARDENS POTTEN END (East side)

3/201 Brick Wall Cottage, 30.11.66 and No. 2/3 (formerly listed as 1, Frithsden Gardens, No. 2 Frithsden Gardens, No. 3 GV Frithsden Gardens)

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House, now 3 houses. C16 former open-hall house, inserted floor and chimney in hall dated by '1632' inscribed on gabled dormer window. W crosswing c.1660, late C17 N wing, late C18 rear wall chimney to centre probably when split into 3 houses. Late C20 W extension to W end. Timber frame infilled with red brick (painted at No. 1) with steep old red tile roofs. A 1½ storeys W range facing S (Nos. 2 and 3) comprises a former 2-bays hall with open hearth, storeyed bay to W, stair in NW corner and cross passage at E end. A large C17 chimney backs onto the cross-passage and has 3 tall diagonal shafts above the roof. It has a large and a smaller gabled dormer at the eaves with leaded casements. Irregular casements to ground floor. C17 W crosswing (No. 1) provided a new heated parlour and chamber and attics over. One window to each floor in S gable and to attic. Small-pane Yorkshire sliding casements. C20 gabled porch, leaded windows and large gabled dormer on W side. Wide ground floor fireplace in No. 1 has 3-centred moulded head and joints. This room has ovolo moulded beam with hollow and nicked stops. Cavetto and ovolo moulded bracket at E end. 4-centred moulded fireplace to chamber over and ovolo moulded beam. Clasped-purlin roof with cranked windbraces. Hall range has long curved windbraces to clasped-purlin roof and edge- halved scarf with bridled butts in rear wallplate. (RCHM Typescript).

Listing NGR: TL0062410282

External Links

• Wikidata Q26469003

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