Description

TQ 67 41 BRENCHLEY BRENCHLEY ROAD, MARKET HEATH

15/47 Market Heath Cottage

GV II

House. Late C17/early C18 with probably late C18/early C19 addition at the
right end and C20 rear additions. Framed construction, the front wall
underbuilt in brick on the ground floor and tile-hung above; peg-tile roof;
brick stack.

Plan: South facing, slightly set back from the road. Originally a 2-cell
plan with a room to the right (east) heated from a rear lateral stack and an
unheated room at the left (west) end. The house has been extended by a one-
room plan addition at the right end and one-room plan rear wing at right
angles with a back-to-back fireplace in the former rear lateral stack.
Further C20 rear additions.

Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 3-window front with a C19 gabled porch to
right of centre with a C19 plank door. 3 first floor and 3 ground floor C19
2-light casements with 12 panes per light.

Inteiror: Exposed carpentry, the main beams scroll-stopped. Wall-framing on
the rear wall survives in part to ground floor level, the wall posts with
formed jowls.

Roof: The roof over the 2 left hand (west) rooms is of clasped purlin
construction with evidence of considerable repair and re-used timbers. The
roof over the right (east) end has later timbers.

Listing NGR: TQ6711841789

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26541254

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings