Description

BOTESDALE THE STREET (SOUTH EAST
TM 0475
SIDE)
6/38 Seven Bells and Bell View
- Cottage
GV II
House, latterly with a shop, now 2 dwellings. Early C17, altered C18,
altered, raised and extended mid to late C19. Timber frame, plastered with
some scoring to resemble ashlar. Black glazed pantiled roof with plaintiles
and red pantiles to rear. 3 cells with a 3 bay service wing to rear left to
form an Lon plan. 2 storeys. Lobby entrance probably replacing an original
cross entry with steps up to an architraved door to right of centre. Flanking
architraved glazing bar sashes with hoodboards. Left or service bay has steps
up to a half glazed architraved door and a large architraved 8-light former
shop window. First floor 3:6 pane architraved sashes, boxed eaves. Axial
ridge stack to right of centre between hall and parlour has 3 conjoined
hexagonal shafts. Right gable end C20 entrance porch. To rear right a C19
flint and clay lump lean-to, to centre a lower lean-to outshut and a dormer
window. Service wing extends to rear left with a stack on outer slope of
first or kitchen bay, rebuilt capping, inner return has 2 doors and mixed
casements. Interior: parlour altered with C18 fireplace and chamfered axial
binding beam, hall has a C17 cyma moulded indented stop chamfered fireplace
bressumer, former shop in service bay has an applied cyma moulded cornice,
stop chamfered axial binding beams in service wing.

Listing NGR: TM0468575739

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26541286

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Recommended Books

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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)