Description

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SO 55 SW
5/42

BODENHAM
ISLE OF RHEA
Primrose Cottage

(Formerly listed as Isle of Rhea Cottage)

II
House. Mid C17 with mid C19 and mid C20 alterations and additions. Timber-framed with painted brick and rendered infill on rubble base and corrugated asbestos roof. Two framed bays aligned north-west/south-east with large external rubble chimney and brick stack at north-west end. Single storey and attic with half-dormers.

Framing: three panels from sill to wall-plate and some short straight braces across lower outer corners of upper outer panels; collar and tie-beam trusses, south-east end truss has three struts beneath collar and V-strut in apex.

South-west front elevation: windows are C20 casements. There is a three-light ground floor window, a square stairlight and a raking-top half~dormer with a two-light window. Main entrance to right of centre has a C20 lean-to glazed timber porch and glazed door within. Attic lights in gable ends. Continuous rubble outshut at rear which has an external rubble chimney with a brick stack and bread oven. (This is probably a C19 kitchen addition). Also glazed C20 addition at north-west end.

Listing NGR: SO5391751984

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26588960

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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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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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)