Description

MORCHARD BISHOP FORE STREET (north-east side)
SS 7607 - 7707
Morchard Bishop
11/156
- No. ll(Old Maltsters)
26.8.65
GV
II

Cottage, formerly 2 cottages. C18. Plastered cob on rubble footings; rubble stacks
topped with C19 and C20 brick; thatched roof. Now a 3-room plan house facing south-
west set between Nos. 10 and 12 Fore Street (q.v.). Left (north-western) end room
was originally a 1-room plan cottage with stack in end party wall (adjoining No.12).
Cob crosswall between left and centre rooms. Centre and right room were originally
a 2-room plan cottage. Rear lateral stack to right (south-eastern) room. 2
storeys. Overall 4-window front of late C19 - early C20 casements with glazing bars
and 2 C20 doors. Centre and right 3 windows form a symmetrical arrangement about
central door.
Interior: crossbeams to outer rooms are chamfered with runout stops. Both
fireplaces are partly rebuilt with replacement lintels. Cottage is one of a row of
13 cottages with together form the longest continuous run of thatch-roofed buildings
in Devon and probably the longest run in England.

Listing NGR: SS7688207688

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26542533

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Recommended Books

• 
  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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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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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)