Description

TM 49 NE
4/39

SOMERLEYTON
THE GREEN
Nos.17 and 17A

GV
II

Pair of estate cottages. Circa 1850. Pale yellow brick, the slightly
projecting upper floor with mid C20 smooth render and applied timbering. Roof
of mid C20 concrete plaintiles. Picturesque style. Asymmetrical form, with a
gable to the left set slightly forward. 2 storeys. Mullion and transom
casement windows; the orignal lead lattice cames only remain in the upper part
of each light. 2 gabled half-dormers. 2 doorways, one to the front and one
in the left return wall: each has a gabled open timber porch and boarded door.
3 stacks, 2 with grouped flues mainly set diamondwise, one at the rear rebuilt
in plain form. Included for group value as part of the model village of
estate workers' cottages built around the green for Sir Morton Peto to the
designs of John Thomas.

Listing NGR: TM4844197380

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26492438

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Recommended Books

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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)