Description

GREAT TEW THE AVENUE
SP3929 (East side)
10/69 No.28 (Frenches Cottage)
27/08/56 (Formerly listed as Cottage
No.28)
GV II
House. C17, remodelled and extended early C19 and altered C20. Coursed squared
marlstone; thatch and shingle roofs with limestone-ashlar and brick stacks.
Single-unit plan extended to 3 units. 2 storeys plus attic. Higher thatched C17
bay, to right, has a plank door and a 2-light leaded stone-mullioned window with
label at ground floor, and has, at first floor, a C19 lattice casement with
chamfered stone surround and label. Later bays have an irregular arrangement
including a buttress, a segmental-arched doorway, a small chamfered opening, a
further 2-light leaded casement with label and 3 other leaded casements with
renewed lintels. Upper part of wall and left gable wall are probably C20. Later
bays have a central brick stack, and an ashlar stack rises from the left gable
parapet of the thatched bay. Right gable wall, facing road, has leaded chamfered
windows with labels to 3 floors, interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SP3961629340

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26488021

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Recommended Books

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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)