Description

SK 80 SE WING TOP STREET
(North side)
4/161
Garden Cottage and pump

II

Cottage, in 2 separate parts, 1668, and 1881. The oldest part, to
the right, is coursed rubble with thatched roof. 1½ storeys, 2 unit
plan, central through passage, behind the main stack. Over the door
the date with the initials GP and a floral motif. Right of it the
lower unit projects slightly, and has a 3-light casement window with
chamfered timber lintel. There is a similar window to each floor
left of doorway. Adjoining to the left a taller block of 1881.
Coursed rubble with Welsh slate roof. Two storeys and 1½ bays. French
window to ground floor, with stone head. Upper sash window with quoins,
voussoirs and keystone. Angle quoins to left, on one of which is the
date, with initials SW.

Woodcased pump in garden, with stone lined chamber or cistern below.

Listing NGR: SK8923203015

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26510686

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

• 
  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
• 
  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
• 
  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
• 
  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability