Description

SY 08 NE NEWTON POPPLEFORD EXETER ROAD,
AND HARPFORD Newton Poppleford
5/54 Brook Cottage
-
- II

Cottage. Probably C18. Plastered cob on stone rubble footings; stone rubble or
brick stacks with plastered brick tops; thatch roof.
2-room cottage facing south-west with central through-passage containing the
staircase. The left (north-western) room has a rear lateral stack and the right
room has a projecting end stack. 2 storeys.
Irregular 3-window front of C19 and C20 casements with glazing bars. The front
doorway is slightly right of centre and contains a late C19 plank door with
contemporary tiled and gabled hood on shaped raking brackets. Roof is hipped to
left and gable-ended to right. The right end projecting stack has weathered
offsets.
Interior shows mostly the result of C19 and C20 modernisations. No structural
timbers show. The beams have either been removed or covered over. The fireplaces
are blocked. Roof not inspected.

Listing NGR: SY0773089581

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26499033

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

• 
  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
• 
  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
• 
  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
• 
  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2