Description

TAWSTOCK TAWSTOCK
SS 52 NE
4/88 Primrose Cottage
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25.2.65

GV II

Cottage. Probably early C17, extended in 1681 with C19 alterations. Rendered stone
rubble and cob. Asbestos slate roof, hipped to left end of main range, half-hipped
to front wing. Rendered lateral rear hall stack enclosed in 2 storey rear wing.
Main range consists of hall only, with probably the through-passage and lower end
rebuilt as lean-to in C19 at left end. Stairs probably originally sited to rear of
hall, the turret being extended, possibly again in C19 into a 2 storey rear service
wing, and the stairs repositioned at the right end of the hall. As the right end of
the main range is built into a steep bank, the probable parlour or inner room (now
an entrance hall) was added as a wing to the front right end of the hall, the 1681
date to the plasterwork ceiling of the chamber over being a reasonable indication of
when this addition was made.
2 storeys. Scattered, mainly C19 fenestration. Two 2-light casements to front of
main range. 6 panes per light above 2 light casement 8 panes per light. Plank door
to left hand side wall of the front wing. Hornless sash with glazing bars and
original glass to left end of lean-to, and 3 light casement to hall window beside
stack.
Interior Ovolo-moulded ceiling beam and bressumer to hall. Herringbone slatework
to rear of hearth to hall fireplace. C17 chamfered door surrounds, partially cased
in, from hall to probable through-passage and to rear wing. Chamfered scroll-
stopped door surround at head of original staircase, moulded plaster cornice to
chamber over parlour with central foliated roundel and R on right-hand coving.
W 1681 L
Single C17 truss over hall with cranked lap-jointed collar and formerly with 2 tiers
of threaded purlins. Common rafter over parlour. Roof replaced in C20 over rear
service wing. No sign of smoke-blackening.

Listing NGR: SS5544729839

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26552548

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Recommended Books

• 
  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
• 
  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
• 
  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
• 
  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)