Description

SJ 9214-9314 PENKRIDGE C.P. CHURCH ROAD (South-west side)

9/52 Church Cottages -

GV II

House, now divided into 3 cottages. C15 or early C16 with later alterations and additions. Timber framed with brick infill, partly rough-cast and partly replaced in brick; plain tile roof with shaped tile bands; brick ridge stack and integral end stacks. Aligned north- west/south-east, facing north-east; the building formerly comprised a 2-bay open hall (now floored) to the north-west and a single-bay chamber to the south-east, now floored but possibly open to the roof originally; the former entrance passage to the north-west end of the south-east bay is now blocked to form a lobby-entry. 2 storeys; 6 windows, mainly casements, early C19 glazing bar sash to ground floor left and early C19 glazing bar casement to first floor left; doors to right, left and centre. Interior: Left hand cottage has some exposed wall framing to the front wall, closely spaced studs with chamfered middle rail and herringbone pattern brick nogging, the present first floor is probably an C18 insertion; wall posts at the bay divisions are heavily jowelled; queen strut roof trusses with straight windbraces, those in the former hall smoke blackened.

Listing NGR: SJ9213414198

External Links

• Wikidata Q26475359

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