Description

TR 1743 & 1744 ELHAM HIGH STREET
(west side)

8/38 & 9/38 Oriel Cottage
29.12.66
GV II

House. C17 or earlier, with C19 facade. Ground floor painted brick,
first floor hung with banded plain and fishscale tiles. Red brick
gable ends. Plain tile roof. Possibly two parallel ranges built at
right-angles to road and linked across front gable ends. Right range
possibly formerly a cross-wing to Brogdale (to right) (q.v.).
2 storeys, on painted brick plinth. Continuous jetty with perforated
fascia board. Brick gable ends corbelled out round jetty. Roof of
each range hipped to front (that to right with gablet), hips conjoined
with ridge between them. No visible stack. Irregular fenestration
of 3 windows; two six-pane sashes and small central triangular oriel
window on shaped bracket. Two canted bays to ground floor. Central
door with four fielded panels and two top lights up flight of steps.
Painted brick lean-to to left. Single-storey painted brick addition
to left of that, with dentilled brick eaves and plain tile roof hipped
to left. Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: TR1767044004

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26544506

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)