Description

CODDENHAM SHRUBLAND PARK
TM 15 SW
7/40 Nos 1 & 2 Laundry Cottages
- and Water Tower attached
at north end.(Formerly
listed as Water Tower
Cottage)
- II

Pair of estate cottages, originally a service range of Shrubland Old Hall,
which was largely demolished in C19. Dated 1637 on building. 3 cells, 2
storeys. Timber-framed and plastered, largely underbuilt and encased in
C19/C20 brickwork now painted. Plaintiled roof with axial chimneys of red
brick; at the south gable are original barge boards with carved trailing-leaf
ornament; on one side are the initials B over WD, and on the other the date
1637; in the apex is a drop-finial. Mainly C20 small-pane casements and flush
entrance doors. Good clasped purlin roof, partly wind-braced. Some plain
close-studding exposed internally. A 2-storey C20 extension is attached to
the west side. At the north end is a C19 water-tower serving the Shrubland
estate; a plain square structure of gault brick, heavily buttressed and with
battlemented parapets. The parish boundary with Barham passes through the
water tower, the major part of the building being in Barham.

Listing NGR: TM1279352956

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26477280

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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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 by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets