Description

SP 8699-8799 UPPINGHAM HIGH STREET WEST
4/61 (north side)

No 54 (Gamble Cottage)
GV
II

Cottage, late C16 in origin, heightened C18 or C19. Of ironstone, large square blocks
to ground floor and smaller blocks above, with Welsh slate roof and brick end stacks.
Two storeys and attics. Two window range. Central door in fine moulded architrave.
Ground floor has 3-light casement windows and small fire window to left. First floor
has sash windows. Two gabled 2-light casement dormers. Interior: ground floor left
hand room has massive beam with moulded stops and bressumer (perhaps reused) with
similar stop to inglenook fireplace. Original roof slope survives in part to rear,
and central truss of previous roof survives within first floor rooms.

Listing NGR: SP8636899724

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26582894

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Recommended Books

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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)