Description

COLEBROOK COLEFORD
SS 70 SE
3/114
Cove Cottage

GV II

House. Probably late C18 - early C19. Plastered cob on rubble footings; stone
rubble stack topped with C19 brick; slate roof.
2-roan plan cottage facing west with entrance hall and stairs at left (north) end
and stack in right (south) end party wall. Cove Cottage is set between Corner
Corrage (q.v.) and Coleford Gospel Hall (q.v.). 2 storeys. Balanced but not
symmetrical 2-window front including 2 first floor 16-pane sashes (that to right a
horned replacement) with a single ground floor 12-pane sash between. At left end a
C19 plank door with small window and late C19 railings and gate in front which has
alternate spear and fleur-de-lys finials. Rear elevation has 1 C19 20-pane sash,
the rest are C20 casements. Low pitch roof is continuous with adjoining Gospel
Hall.
Interior has little exposed carpentry. Large stone rubble fireplace (now lined
with brickette tile) has soffit-chamfered oak lintel. Roof not inspected.
Included for group value. Coleford is a remarkably unspoilt and picturesque
hamlet.

Listing NGR: SS7720501060

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26544726

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