Description

TM 07 NW THELNETHAM HOPTON ROAD
2/74 Nos. 1 & 2 Trappetts Cross Cottages.

GV II

House, now divided into 2. Late C16. 2 storeys: basic 2-cell lobby-entrance plan, with a small mid C19 extension at the west end, and a small rear wing, probably C17, behind No.2. Timber-framed, partly faced and part fully encased in brick of a variable light grey and pinkish colour. Thatched roof to main house, black glazed pantiles to extension. An internal chimney-stack with a plain shaft of small red bricks. Two 3-light early C20 casement windows with transome to ground storey, 2 3-light C18 cast iron casement windows to upper storey, with square leaded panes and pintle hinges. 2 plank doors, slightly recessed, with arched heads to surrounds. The door to No.1 is just within the west extension, which has 2-light windows to each storey, matching those in the main house. Widely-spaced, substantial studding to interior; arched braces to the corners of the frame, and to the tie-beams; roof with clasped purlins and a single windbrace to each bay. It is understood that an original ceiling has been removed from No.2.

Listing NGR: TM0102578393

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26489225

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
• 
  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
• 
  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy