Description

HINDHEAD ROAD
1.
5393
(South Side)
Shottermill
Blossom Cottage
(Nos 1 and 2)
SU 8832 5/97
II
2.
C15 building, originally a small hall house, with alterations. Timber framed.
Main garden front of 2 storeys, 4 windows. High pitched hipped tiled roof with
compound off-centre stack. Sane visible timber framing, with filling of rubble
stone and red brick dressings, below tile hung 1st floor. Modern leaded casements
and central door. Two storey south extension; and lean-to extensions behind.
Much exposed timber inside including a heavy, slightly cambered tie beam with huge
arch braces and a rebated lower angle, with crisp hollow chamfer above, both continued
down the swell-head posts. Roof not accessible but peg holes in ties indicate
Crown post construction. Downstairs double inglenook fireplaces and remains of
bread oven.

Listing NGR: SU8862032782

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26536958

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Recommended Books

• 
  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
• 
  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide