Description

SK 5236 NE BEESTON AND STAPLEFORD WEST END
(north side)

6/55 No . 2, (The Old
Cottage)
18.5.76
G.V. II

House. Late C17. Alterations and additions late C19 and mid
C20. Rendered and colourwashed. Steep pitched slate and plain
tile roofs. Shouldered coped gables. Single ridge and single
gable stacks. 2 storeys, 8 unequal bays. Irregular L-plan.
Windows are casements and glazing bar sashes, some with segmental
heads. Front has to left, C19 addition, 2 storeys, 2 bays, with
setback bay to left. C20 fenestration and carriage opening to
right. To right, re-sited, off-centre reeded doorcase. To its
left, a sash. To its right, former porch with sash, and a
casement in return angle. To right again, flat roofed bay window
with segmental headed casement. Above, to left, 2 casements and
to their right, casement flanked by single sashes. To right
again, round window and 2 sashes. Double gabled rear elevation
has C20 fenestration and a C20 wing to left. C19 single storey
addition to right. Above, casement flanked to left by 2 leaded
casements and to right by a sash. Interior has a chamfered span
beam and early C19 hob grate.

Listing NGR: SK5276936565

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26540475

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Recommended Books

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  For the Record
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)