Description

GILLINGHAM

TQ86SW MERESBOROUGH ROAD, Meresborough
686-1/10/82 (East side)
18/02/85 No.8
Hollytree Cottage

II

House. C16 or earlier, refronted early C19, SW bays refronted
C20. Timber-frame with weatherboarded front and rear, brick NE
corner and mid C20 S extension, large brick ridge stack, and
hipped tiled roof.
PLAN: possibly originally 3-room plan with inserted stack.
EXTERIOR: 2 storey; 3-window range. In 2 sections, taller
brick right-hand 1-window section has a C20 panelled door,
canopy and horned 8/8-pane sashes. Weatherboarded left-hand
timber-framed section lower with ground-floor 3-light
casements and 2 first-floor 2-light casements. Large stack at
junction between the two sections. Rear has a 2-storey lean-to
behind the brick section.
INTERIOR: not inspected but recorded as having timber members
with double curved braces, ground-floor ceiling beams and
joists, crown post collar beam roof with purlins and renewed
rafters. Inserted C17 or earlier fireplaces with bressumers.

Listing NGR: TQ8253565659

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26550761

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