Description

NY 6127 TEMPLE SOWERBY THE GREEN, TEMPLE
SOWERBY (east side)

17/140 Swan House & Swan
6.2.68 Cottage (formerly
listed as the
Black Swan)

II

Former Inn, now subdivided into 2 private dwellings, dated 1616. Coursed,
lime-washed rubble. Welsh slate roof (replacing thatch) with three C20 gabled
dormers of various sizes. Brick mid chimney, stone end chimneys with that to
north end projecting. All single-storey with dormers. Swan House, of 3-bays,
has central glazed door flanked by sashes with glazing bars. Swan Cottage is 5
bays, with mullioned 2-light window to left; 2nd window replaces original door,
but central sash has survived. present glazed door and window to right have
replaced earlier window. Initialled date-stone to extreme right: I.H. B.H.
1616. Internally, a cruck-truss survives in Swan House and a late C17/early C18
corniced fireplace, with moulded surround, in Swan Cottage.

Listing NGR: NY6122427170

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26520909

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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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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas