Description

SX 99 NE HUXHAM

4/141 Pyms
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II
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Pair of Cottages now one Cottage. Late C17 or early C18. Cob, stone plinth,
rendered under hipped wheat reed thatched roof. Original cottages one-room deep.
with 2 rear lateral stacks now enclosed within C20 outbuild. Stacks with brick
shafts. 2 storeys. Front: 4 window range C20; three 2 and 1 single-light
windows above, the 2-light windows under eyebrow eaves, all 6 panes per light;
one 2-light window below to either side of slightly off-centre open, timber,
slate-roofed porch. C18 door, planked, with inserted upper glazed panels. One
2-light window to each floor of right-hand end of original building; the upper
one C19 under eyebrow eaves. Interior: 2 ground floor rooms with central passage;
right-hand room with 3 cross beams, chamfered; one large chamfered beam to left-
hand room. Both rooms retain C18 planked doors and the C18 winder stairs to
upper rooms, that in the left-hand room to the front, in the right-hand room to
the rear; treads and risers all contemporary. The original plan form survives at
first floor level with no access between former cottages. Roof space ceiled;
straight principals and purlins visible in upstairs rooms.

Listing NGR: SX9451396661

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26592645

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House