Description

SHOTTESBROOKE SHOTTESBROOKE PARK
SU 87 NW
8/31 Old Cottage, 45 metres south
of Church of St John the
Baptist

G.V. II

Hall house, now office storage. c1400, altered C18 and C20. Part brick, park timber
frame with brick infill and some rendered infill. Old tile gabled roof. Formerly
rectangular plan of 2 framed bays, now T-plan, with extension on south. 2
storeys. 2 chimneys with clay pots, projecting from outside walls. North front:
late C18 diamond leaded 2-light casement window first floor. Early C20, 2-light
leaded window on ground floor. Both windows are on the left with the timber frame
exposed on first floor with long tension braces; underbuilt in brick on ground
floor. On the right a projecting chimney with large, weathered, base. On the left of
the chimney, a small lean-to projection with small window. West front: brick gable
with timber frame exposed; diamond leaded casement windows, 3-light on first floor,
two smaller 2-light on ground floor. Interior: principal beams and joists with chamfers
and run-out stops. Redundant crown post roof trusses, with collar purlin and clasped
side purlins. Middle truss has arch-braced and chamfered collar with curved windbraces.
The mid C20 extensions of similar style, attached on the west and south, are of no
special interest.

Listing NGR: SU8415577064

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26605512

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