Description

MORCHARD BISHOP CHURCH STREET (south side)
SS 7607 - 7707
Morchard Bishop
11/141
- Ridge Cottage
GV
II

House, originally a row of 3 cottages, sometime stables and garage. Early C16,
converted to stables and garage in early C20 and converted to single house in mid
C20. Partly plastered cob on rubble footings; partly plastered rubble; rubble
stacks topped with C20 brick; slate roof. 3 room plan house facing north,
originally comprising 3 single cell houses. End stacks to outer room and centre
room has axial stack to right (west). 2 storeys. Irregular 2-window front of C20
casements with glazing bars and including, first floor left, an early C16 oak 2-
light trefoil-headed window in situ. First floor left is a C20 gable-roofed dormer
and in centre is large early C20 loading hatch with gabled roof. Roof is gable-
ended to left and hipped to right. Photographs of the front stripped of render
shows original arrangement of 2-window fronts to left (east) and centre with outer
doors. Butt join right of centre shows former right end cottage is rubble-built and
later than other 2, and had a 1-window front with door at right end. Some blockings
show internally. Roof hipped to right, gable-ended to left, C20 door and C20 glass-
sided conservatory to rear.
Interior was much altered in early C20 when converted to stables and garage. Only 1
original beam survives. It is in the middle room; chamfered with diagonal cut
stops. End stacks of dressed volcanic stone with plain oak lintels central
fireplace is blocked. Early C16 roof structure survives including 3 side-pegged
jointed crucks.
Built on glebe land and very close to the church these were probably almshouses.
Left end is said to have once extended further with a first floor schoolroom over
the gateway into the churchyard.

Listing NGR: SS7726207524

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26542498

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Recommended Books

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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (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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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)