Description

BURRINGTON BURRINGTON
SS 61 NW
5/32
Church Cottage
GV
II

Cottage. Probably early C18 with C19 alterations. Roughcast rendered stone rubble
and cob. Thatch roof with gable end brick stacks. Hipped thatch roof to former
outbuilding attached at left end.
Plan: Principal room to each side of wide stairhall, the left-hand room with a
small pantry/scullery between it and the staircase. The right-hand room in the late
C19/early C20 was partitioned to form 2 smaller rooms, the house possibly having
been divided into 2 occupations at this time. Former lofted outbuilding attached at
left end converted to form part of dwelling in C20.
2 storeys. 3-window range. C19 3-light casement 3 panes per light to each floor at
left end. 2 light casement 3 panes per light above C20 plank door. C19 3-light
casement, 6 panes per light at right end above C20 single light window inserted in
blocked doorway and 3-light window to right. Outbuilding at left end has window
inserted in loft door opening above plank door.
Interior: Chamfered cross ceiling beam to left-hand room. C19 panelled doors to
integral cupboard to right of stairs. Bread oven to fireplace at right end with
Young and Son cast iron oven door. Fragments of weathered gravestones set in hearth
and to rear of hearth, 1 with inscribed Roman numeral IV. C19 joinery principally
intact.

Listing NGR: SS6379216702

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26504818

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Recommended Books

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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)