Description

MORCHARD BISHOP CHURCH STREET (north side)
SS 7607 - 7707
Morchard Bishop
11/146
- Woodstock
GV
II

House, former Post Office. Late C17 - early C18, extended probably in C19.
Plastered cob on rubble footings; rubble stack with C20 brick top; thatched roof.
L-shaped house with main block facing south onto road and right (east) end crosswing
projecting to rear. At left (west) end it adjoins Fairview, The Green (q.v.). 3
room main block with axial stack right of centre. 2 storeys. Irregular 3-window
front of C20 iron casements to first floor, C20 timber windows to ground floor; all
have glazing bars. Left end is former shop window. Doors each end. Only roof
inspected which showed development of building from earliest 1 room building at left
(west) end. Probably late C17 roof on A frame truss with pegged lap-jointed collar
and includes hip arrangement to east which includes a loading hatch.

Listing NGR: SS7700607532

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26542512

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Recommended Books

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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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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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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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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6