Description

GATCOMBE

SZ48NE GATCOMBE
1353-0/1/97 Hill Farm Cottage

II

Formerly known as: Hill Cottages GATCOMBE.
House, formerly 2 cottages and at one time the parish bake
house. 2 builds, right hand part mid C17 refronted in C18, the
left hand part C18. Right hand part of coursed Isle of Wight
green sand rubble with ashlar quoins and red brick dressings.
Left hand part red brick in English bond. Thatched roof,
half-hipped to right side and hipped to left side. 2 brick
chimneystacks on ridge. 1 1/2 storeys; 2: 4 windows. Large
eyebrow containing 2 dormers with C19 triple casements. C19
casements to ground floor. Right side thatched porch on wooden
supports. Rear elevation has deep plinth, the end bay of stone
then brick in English bond. Lean-to with slate roof. Parlour
has spine beam with 2 inch chamfers and an ovolo stopped by
tongue stop. The former kitchen is on the extreme left and has
an arched dome shaped bread oven. Wooden chamfered beam above
and flagstone floor. Roof has principal rafters and clasped
purlins. There were 4 bread ovens in this house so it was
probably the parish bake house.

Listing NGR: SZ4872285373

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26580751

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Recommended Books

• 
  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)