Description

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5280 COWDEN COWDEN
Furnace Lane
Scarlets
TQ 44 SW 52/330 10.9.54.

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Late mediaeval building, possibly a hall although roof is of queen strut type
with side purlins and wind braces. Later C16 alterations and modern gabled additions
at both ends.
In centre, 2 storeys. Ground floor with exposed framing and vertical half timbering
and plaster infilling. Various large restored lattice windows of different sizes
and small C16 oak door to right with carved 4-centred head piece (up 2 stone steps).
Modern door to left. Plinth of random stone. Projecting tiled croft over ground
floor windows supported on roughly carved brackets. 1st floor tile hung with lattice
windows, eaves and bracket gutter and tile roof. Coupled ridge chimney stack.
Interior, with C16 inglenook fireplace with carved bracket in centre. Some good
plain C18 panelling and back of church pew incorporated in panelled dado. Historic
associations with the old iron industry. Rear elevation all of exposed framing
with plaster filling above, brick below; and 3 original windows.

Listing NGR: TQ4432440134

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26545551

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)