Description

SS 50 NE
4/205

MONKOKEHAMPTON
MONKOKEHAMPTON
The Reading Room

GV
II

Parish room, formerly cottage. C18 with C19 leanto. Rendered cob walls. Thatch
roof gabled to right and hipped to left end. Slate roof to rear outshut.
Projecting rendered rubble or cob stack at right gable end with brick shaft.
Plan: originally probably 2 room plan but at present the building consists of a
single room of 2 storey height - the internal partitions and floors having been
removed. C19 leanto with external access behind right-hand end.
Exterior: 2 storeys. Regular 2 window front of late C19 or early C20 3-light
casements to 1st floor; fixed light on ground floor. Late C19 or early C20 gabled
wooden porch with decorative barge-boards and finial, C19 plank door behind.
Interior: fireplace has had modern grate inserted, the only old feature visible is
a C19 wall cupboard with panelled doors.

Listing NGR: SS5821205389

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26595314

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Recommended Books

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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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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments