Description

MORCHARD BISHOP FORE STREET (north-east side)
SS 7607 - 7707
Morchard Bishop
11/148
- No. 2
26.8.65
GV
II

Cottage. C18. Plastered cob on rubble footings; rubble stack topped with C19
brick; thatched roof. Small 2-room plan cottage facing south-west set between Nos 1
and 3 Fore Street (q.v.). End stack serving larger right-hand (south-eastern) room.
2 storeys. Nearly symmetrical 2-window front including various C19 and early C20
casements, all with glazing bars. The pair of first floor 3-light casements have
small rectangular panes, 8 to each light, and including some original glass.
Interior has plain carpentry detail. Cottage is one of a row of 13 cottages which
together form the longest continuous run of thatch-roofed buildings in Devon and
probably the longest run in England.

Listing NGR: SS7692407633

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26542523

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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