Description

GITTISHAM GITTISHAM, (north side)
SY 19 NW

7/160 Windsor Cottage
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II

House. Late C17 with thorough late C20 alterations. Whitewashed and rendered;
thatched roof, hipped at right end of main range, gabled at end of wing; rear
lateral stack and left end stack to main range, end stack to wing.
Plan: L plan. Very altered in the C20 but the wing is probably the kitchen wing,
entrance in the angle between the wing and main range.
Exterior: 2 storeys. 1 window front elevation plus 2 windows to the inner return
of the wing; thatched C20 porch in the angle. C20 3-light casements, the ground
floor windows transomed with square leaded panes. First floor windows without
transoms but also with square leaded panes. 2 ground floor and 1 first window to
the gable end of the wing - a photograph in the possession of the owner shows that
these 3 windows are C20 introductions.
Interior: Modernized, re-using some C17 carpentry.
On the outskirts of an exceptional village of traditional thatched houses.

Listing NGR: SY1353298513

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26570030

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Recommended Books

• 
  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014