Description

SEEND HIGH STREET ST 9461 (north side) 12/292 Burnham Cottage and The Antique Shop (formerly listed as Burnham Cottage 19.3.62 and The Laurels) GV II

Two houses, early to mid C18 recasing in chequered brick of C17 timber-framed house. Ridge stack and north end stack to cross- wing. Two storeys and attic, T-plan. Four-window main range with rubble stone plinth and raised band, 3-window range to left, Burnham Cottage, has painted brickwork C19 four-pane sashes each side and centre blank window over 6-panel door in raised beaded surround with hood on brackets. Band is interrupted over door. To right, The Antique Shop has one window range of recessed cyma- moulded stone mullion windows. Relieving arches over all three ground floor windows. Cross-wing projects to right with stack in angle, dentilled brick eaves and rendered south end wall to road with 2-light flush cyma-moulded windows, one above, two below flanking glazed door. Windows are re-used from Bulkington Mill, and replace a C19 shop with sash over. Chequered brick west side with hipped dormer, dentilled eaves, two 3-light flush cyma-moulded mullion windows above, one similar to ground floor right, blocked 2-light to ground floor left and centre 6-panel door in raised moulded surround with hood on brackets. Upper windows are leaded with centre sash, ground floor windows have brick voussoirs and raised stone keystones above. North end stack. Line of earlier roof visible at north end. Single-storey pantiled outbuilding attached to north. Interior: The Antique Shop has heavy chamfered beam, timber-framed party wall and C18 corner fireplace in ground floor west room. Rear room of cross-wing has chamfered beam and timber-lintel fireplace. Said to have moulded fireplace on rear wall of first floor.

Listing NGR: ST9455961128

External Links

• Wikidata Q26536288

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