Description

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TL 5664 SWAFFHAM PRIOR LOWER END

12/10004 Caxton Cottage

- II

Range of cottages; converted into one house. Probably late C18, extended and altered in C20.
Plastered cob. Pantile roof with gabled ends. Brick axial stacks. Plan: Pair of single storey 2-
room plan cottages at right angles to each other; the rear left cottage is now the rear wing
extended by one room in C20. The rear wing was reputedly once a larger range of cottages.
The front range has larger right-hand room and an axial stack with back-to-back fireplaces. Late
C20 extension to rear right. Exterior: 1 storey. Asymmetrical 2-window NW front. 2 and 3-
light horizontally-sliding sashes with leaded panes. Similar 2-light window in SW end. Rear
wing has 2-light casements and horizontally-sliding sash all with leaded panes. Interior: The
rooms are ceiled and open to collar level but wall-plates are exposed. Fireplaces have C20
chimneypieces.
Source: RCHM Cambs. Vol II p128, item 47.

Listing NGR: TL5703764331

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26557656

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Recommended Books

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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  For the Record
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)