Description

GWENNAP HIGHER CUSGARNE
SW 74 SE
5/143 Thatched Cottage
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GV II
House with adjoining cottage possibly originally 1 house. C18 or earlier. Painted
stone rubble and cob mostly rendered to front (south). Wheat-reed thatched roofs
with brick chimney over gable end left (west) and half-round-on-plan external
chimney breast to right gable end.
Originally possibly 3-room through passage plan but remodelled as (or may always have
been) 2-room house with central passage and single-cell cottage to right (east). To
rear middle is shallow but wide external projection under thatched outshut containing
stairs. Now L-shaped overall with C20 1-room 2-storey thatch roofed extension to
front of cottage.
2 storeys. House has nearly symmetrical south front with C20 12-pane 2-light
casements. Nearly central door with C20 glazed door and thatched hood with small
single-light casement inserted C20 over and to right.
Cottage has C20 wing to original front (south) but has 1-window rear with doorway to
right of windows. Stair turret to right of doorway has 2 small window openings with
C20 casements.
Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SW7564640666

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26599234

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Recommended Books

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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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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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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)