Description

SS 90 SW THORVERTON
8/104 Hanabusses
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GV II
House, at one time 3 cottages. Circa mid/late C17. Colourwashed rendered cob ;
thatched roof half-hipped at left end, gabled at right end ; right end projecting
stack, 2 rear lateral stacks, all with brick shafts.
Plan : Single depth on a west east axis, the rear (north) elevation to the road.
Plan form of 3 adjoining cottages, the outer cottages in the range with one heated
and one service room, the centre cottage 1 room plan, the cottages divided by thick
cross walls. It is not clear whether the range was originally designed as a row of
cottages : the thick cross walls and changes in floor level suggest that this may be
the case, which would be an unusually early example in the region of purpose-built
adjoining cottages; there is, however, a change in plane on the rear wall and it is
possible that the division into cottages is an adaptation of an earlier larger
building. A map of 1808 in the DRO suggests that the range with adjoining land
described as "belonging to cottages" was longer at that date than at present,
apparently consisting of 8 dwellings. The plan form of 3 cottages is still clearly
discernible in the present range : each dwelling had an entrance into the principal
heated room : the right end (east) cottage heated from a right end stack with bread
oven and with a newel stair in the rear right corner, narrow unheated service room to
the left. The centre cottage is heated by a corner stack on the north wall, stair in
opposite corner ; the left end (west) cottage also heated by a corner stack with a
narrow unheated room at the left end with the stairs against the rear wall.
Exterior 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 6 window front with 2-light casements with various
glazing designs of the C20 except for 1 probably C19 3-light casement to right of the
left hand porch. Left hand and central porches shallow and carried on timber posts ;
thatched porch to right. The rear wall is blind except for 2 very small windows with
C20 leaded panes.
Interior The left hand heated room has a chamfered cross beam, the heated room in the
centre has a scroll-stopped C17 axial beam. The right hand room has a chamfered
scroll-stopped cross beam supported on a post and a C17 fireplace with an ovolo-
moulded lintel, volcanic stone jambs and a bread oven. The window of this room has a
scroll-stopped lintel ; timber newel stair in rear right corner. Safe with timber
door dated 1710 in first floor room right.
Roof Not fully inspected but 1 pegged collar rafter roof truss is visible in the
first floor room right ; roof construction said to be consistent throughout the
range.
One of a thatched group at Raddon.

Listing NGR: SS9173201914

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26532993

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