Description

SAFFRON WALDEN

TL54SE BUTLERS LANE 669-1/6/44 Oakfield Cottage at Butlers Farm 01/11/72 (Formerly Listed as: ASHDON ROAD Oakfield Cottage at Butlers Farm)

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House. C17. Timber-framed and plastered, shingled roof, red brick stack off centre to S. T-plan of old range with rear C20 long central right-angled addition in brick with shingled mansard roof. One and a half storeys. All windows are C20 and almost all are casements with glazing bars or imitations. Front W elevation: ground floor, central fully glazed door, N end, `stable' type 2 leaf-door with upper light. Between doors, one 2-light and 1 single light window, S of centre 1 double casement. Off centre, to N, gabled dormer window, 2-light casement. Projecting horns of dormer walls show it to be an old addition. S end elevation: W end, C17 gable, rafters, collar plates and purlins reduced, clasping recesses evident. Ground floor, fixed diamond lattice window, upper 2-light casement under collar. To E, large C20 range with fully glazed door, French window with side lights, one single, one 3-light window, garage at E end. Also 3 dormer windows with swept roofs, two 3-light 1 single light. Stack towards E end. N end elevation: to W gable end, original C17 wall plates evident. Ground floor, broad 2-light window and upper 2-light window within gable. To E, C20 wing has one fully glazed French window and fully glazed door at E end, also one 3-light and one 2-light window and two 2-light dormers as rest. E end elevation: blank, except for round attic window. W wall of old block has one 2-light window. INTERIOR: old block much altered but slender primary braced walling and slender ceiling joists.

Listing NGR: TL5634040209

External Links

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