Description

SY 28 NW BRANSCOMBE

8/15 Nos. 1 and 2 Sellers
- Wood Cottages

- II

2 cottages. Late C18-early C19, maybe earlier origins, modernised circa 1985.
Exposed local stone rubble; stone rubble stacks topped with C19 and C20; thatch
roof.
Plan: pair of cottages built across the hillslope facing west. No. 1 is at the
left (north) end. It has a 3-room plan. The left (north) end room is a C20
extension. The centre room has an axial (former end) stack backing onto the
extension. The right room has an axial stack backing onto the centre room. No. 2,
at the right (south) end has a 2-room plan. Here the left room has a rear lateral
stack and the right room has a gable-end stack. Originally they were a pair of 2-
room plan cottages each with a larger inner room and smaller outer room. Both are 2
storeys.
Exterior: irregular front fenestration with 7 ground-floor windows and 5 first
floor windows. All are C20 casements with glazing bars. Both doorways are C20.
That to No. 1 is in the C20 extension and that to No. 2 is at the left end of that
cottage. Nevertheless the original arrangement was more regular. Discounting the
1-window section of that C20 extension to No. 1, each cottage originally had a
symmetrical 2-window section around a central doorway. Both original doorways are
now blocked by windows. The main roof is gable-ended and the extension is half-
hipped.
Interior has plain carpentry detail where exposed. The fireplaces are stone rubble
with plain chamfered lintels. No ceiling beams show. Roof of A-frame trusses of
slender A-frame trusses with nailed lap-jointed collars.

Listing NGR: SY2036689772

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26595943

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Recommended Books

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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)