Description

WESTLEIGH WESTLEIGH
SS 42 NE
3/146 Well Cottage
GV II
Cottage. Probably C17 but earlier fabric may be concealed, extended to rear in C19
and again in C20. Rendered stone rubble and cob. Thatch roof with gable ends.
Large axial rubble stack with drip and tapered cap.
Original plan obscured by C20 alterations, now consisting of single room to left
with direct entry at left end, heated by stack at right end with staircase running
up beside to front and entry to smaller inner room to rear with C19 and C20
extensions forming continuous outshut.
2 storeys. 3 window range 12 paned sash to left end, 12 paned fixed light to
centre and 2 light casement 8 panes per light at right end, corrugated asbestos
roofs to outshuts to ground floor. West side, partly obscured by Elm Cottage, has
2 sashes, 3 over 6 panes above 12 paned sash to right of gabled slated porch.
Interior: Chamfered scroll-stopped ceiling beam and bressumer to principal room,
otherwise interior altered in C20. There is no access to roofspace, but the feet
of one truss over the principal room with heavy principals suggests the original
roof structure is intact.

Listing NGR: SS4716028613

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26604119

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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)