Description

SU 97 NW BRAY CONINGSBY LANE
(east side)
10/18 Fifield

11.04.72 Yew Tree Cottage

II*

Hall house, now house. Early C15, altered and extended late C16, and early C20. Timber frame, part painted render, part painted brick infill. Old tile gabled roof. Rectangular plan of 4 framed bays, including 2 framed bay hall, with one framed bay pent extension at rear and C20 extension on right end. 2 storeys, part one storey. Large ridge chimney, left of centre; chimney at rear on extension. Entrance (west) front: C20, diamond-leaded casements. Irregular. Two, 2-windows to left of door, one 4-light window on right of door. Small garage adjoining at right angles on right end of no special interest. North gable: late C16 oriel on first floor of 3 lights and one light on returns; later glazing; diamond mullions and moulded cill on carved wooden brackets. C20, 3-light window below. Interior: early C17 corner cupboard in dining room, scalloped shelves, panelled head and dado; moulded cornice. Large inglenook chimney in sitting room. Sooted timbers in roof, arched braced collar truss, and redundant crown post truss; side purlins.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17547082

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)