Description

UPPER SLAUGHTER
SP 1523
9/187 Nos 1-8 (consec)
Baghots Square
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GV II

Cottage square. From 1906 to 1913 attributed to Lutyens. Rubble with Cotswold
stone roofs, stepped stone chimneys. Regular asymmetry, a rectangle on plan with
open north-east corner; picturesque Cotswold style. One storey and attics, mullion
windows with leaded casements; Cotswold gables; No 8 has hipped dormer to rear;
Tudor arch doorways with panelled spandrels and panelled doors. Through-passage
between Nos 5 and 6. No 8 entered via a lean-to with gabled central entry. To
east, Nos 1 and 2 have a more regular front, with 2 gables and 4 windows, and
clearly incorporate a pair of early C17 cottages and an earlier row which was
originally for Parish Paupers. To the north: Nos 2 and 4 have gabled projections
with lean-tos to inner slopes and No 3 has a gabled 2 storey projection. Pictures-
que combination of roof-slopes and gables inside the square as well. An excellent
piece of town planning reduced to village scale and making the most of traditional
materials and shapes.

Listing NGR: SP1551223212

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26530942

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Recommended Books

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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide