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Long Meadow Pear Tree Cottage

A Grade II Listed Building in Shrewsbury, Shropshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.7041 / 52°42'14"N

Longitude: -2.7341 / 2°44'2"W

OS Eastings: 350491

OS Northings: 312083

OS Grid: SJ504120

Mapcode National: GBR BK.2ML8

Mapcode Global: WH8BT.Z968

Plus Code: 9C4VP738+M8

Entry Name: Long Meadow Pear Tree Cottage

Listing Date: 19 September 1972

Last Amended: 17 November 1995

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1246382

English Heritage Legacy ID: 454946

ID on this website: 101246382

Location: Cherry Orchard, Shropshire, SY2

County: Shropshire

Civil Parish: Shrewsbury

Built-Up Area: Shrewsbury

Traditional County: Shropshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Shropshire

Church of England Parish: Shrewsbury St Giles with Sutton

Church of England Diocese: Lichfield

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Description


SHREWSBURY

SJ5012SW ABBEY FOREGATE 653-1/17/40 (South side) 19/09/72 Nos.127A AND 127B Long Meadow (127A) and Pear Tree Cottage (127B) (Formerly Listed as: ABBEY FOREGATE (South side) Long Meadow)

II

Barn, now dwelling, and cottage. Largely later C18, but possibly incorporating timbers from an earlier building on the site. Barn converted in 1948. Timber-framed with brick plinth and panel infill, and brick, with plain tiled roof. Long Meadow, the former barn, is 2 storeys, framed in square panels for 11 bays with high brick plinth. Small section of wall to rear renewed in brick, probably late C19. To the right, small store of 4 bays, the timber encased in brick on the front elevation. Doorway to left in small gabled porch, with Mannerist posts said to be taken from a house in Dogpole. Inserted metal-framed windows on each floor. Cross vents in right hand section, and in cross wall dividing what is now the house from the storage bays beyond. Loft door in this right hand section. Queen post roof construction internally. Pear Tree Cottage forms a continuation of the barn range to the left. Single casement window in front elevation, the doorway to the left of the gable wall, with casement window alongside and above, with single ring cambered heads. Blind window in apex of coped gable.

Listing NGR: SJ5049112083

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