Description

LONGDON C.P. HILL TOP
SK 01 SE
10/88 Hill Top Cottages and
Thatched Cottage
[formerly listed as
27.2.64 Hill Top Cottages
(3 Tenements)]

GV II*

House, now divided into 3 cottages. C13/C14 with later alterations and
additions. Timber framed with brick infill panels replacing wattle
and daub and some brick rebuilding; hipped thatch roof with scalloped
ridge; brick ridge stack. 3-bay aisled hall aligned east-west facing
south, containing a roughly central cross-passage, a single-bay hall
to the west and an eastern service bay. 2-bay south projecting western
cross-wing comprising the chamber block; the south bay of the cross-
wing has been extended to the west, probably in the C19. Projecting
2-storey crosswing to the left and former single-storey hall range to
the right with inserted attic floor. Roughly 2:5 window front; mainly
C19 casements. The thatched roof sweeps over 2 attic windows to the
left hand side of the hall range. C19 boarded door to left hand end
of hall range. Some exposed framing to the left hand end of the hall
range showing that the wall framing consisted of 2 tiers of large rectangular
panels. This is more evident to the rear. Exposed aisle truss at
the east end of the house with arch braces extending from jowelled aisle
posts to a middle rail; aisle tie to the right connecting with a wall
post. Interior. 2 more aisle trusses defining a cross-passage; arch
braces extend from the aisle posts to the tie beams of the transverse
trusses and to the arcade plates, those over the cross passage nearly
meet to form an archway. Smoke blackened collar-rafter roof without
longitudinal stiffening. Exposed timber framing. Thatched Cottage
and Hill Top Cottages is the better preserved of only two fully-aisled
halls known in Staffordshire at the time of the resurvey (November 1986).

Listing NGR: SK0896214098

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17557750

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Recommended Books

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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability