Description

FLETCHING SHORTBRIDGE
TQ 42 SE
Piltdown
26/10019 Forge Cottage
II
House. Early C17, refronted and extended in early C19. Timberframed end chimneystack
house, refronted in red brick with grey headers. Tiled roof, hipped to north east and with
former external chimneystack in C17 brickwork to south east now integrated in later
brickwork. Two storeys; 4 irregularly- spaced windows. Windows to front are early C19
16-pane sashes, some with horns, in moulded wooden architraves with cambered heads to
ground floor. C19 porch to right hand side with round-headed arch and half-glazed door.
Early C19 extension to rear has 2 gables, some 16 pane sashes and some C20 casements.
Triangular brick buttress to external chimneystack. Interior has exposed box-framing to
former external rear wall, open fireplace with wooden bressumer and exposed chamfered
spine beam and floor joists. First floor has C17 floorboards and C19 firegrate. Angled
queenstrut roof with through purlins, original rafters and lath and plaster partition.

Listing NGR: TQ4499321470

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26544465

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Recommended Books

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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)