Description

TQ 64 SE BRENCHLEY BRENCHLEY ROAD, HOMEBUSH

6/44 Nos 5 and 6 Whitethorn Cottages

GV II

Pair of houses, possibly originally one house. Circa late C17 or earlier.
Ground floor Flemish bond brick, first floor rendered over framed
construction, which is said to survive on the ground floor (information from
the owner); peg-tile roof; brick stacks.

Plan: Details of plan unclear on survey as interior not inspected (1989).
The range faces approximately north, fronting the road. 4-rooms wide, the 2
centre rooms probably heated by back-to-back fireplaces in an axial stack, the
left hand room heated by an end stack. No 6, to the left, double fronted, No
5 with a front door to the left, apparently into a lobby entrance against the
axial stack.

Exterior: 2 storeys. Roof gabled at left end, hipped at right end.
Asymmetrical 2:1 window front. C19 or C20 plank front doors with shallow
gabled porch hoods on brackets. No 6, to the left, has 2 first and 2 ground
floor late Cl9 or C20 casements, 2 panes per light. First floor window left
extends across a stud or wall post. No 5 has one first and one ground floor
plate glass 2-light casements.

Interior: Not inspected but No 6 has exposed carpentry (information from the
owner) and an open fireplace with a replaced lintel.

The range is said to be dated 1623 (information from the owner) and an
internal and roof inspection might necessitate revising the dating suggested
here.

Listing NGR: TQ6631841996

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26567016

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)