Description

SO 86 SW OMBERSLEY CP UPHAMPTON

3/158 Birds Cottage

28.1.76
GV II

Row of three cottages, now two cottages. C17, restored mid-C20. Timber-
framed, rendered infill, sandstone rubble plinth, brick replacement wall-
ing and additions, plain tiled roof, large external brick stack with off-
sets at front right and brick ridge stack at left side. Four framed bays;
single storey and attic with dormers. Framing: three square panels from
sill to wall-plate; short straight braces in upper corners, no trusses
exposed externally, end gables replaced with brick. Front elevation: all
doors and windows are mid-C20; ground floor has five rectangular casements,
four gabled dormers with 2-light casements and two half-glazed doors.
Interior: roof has single row of trenched purlins and intermediate collar-
and-tie-beam trusses with queen struts. At rear left side cottage is a
single storey and attic wing. On the left gable end wall a plaque records
that the cottages were restored by the Hereford and Worcester Building
Preservation Trust in 1977.

Listing NGR: SO8361064373

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26583921

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Recommended Books

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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)