Description

SJ 67 NE
6/104

GREAT BUDWORTH C.P.
WARRINGTON ROAD
West Side

Nos. 1 and 2 Dene Cottages

II

GV

Pair of estate cottages, 1868, by John Douglas for Rowland or Piers
Egerton Warburton. Flemish bond brown brickwork to lower storey; oak
box frame with plaster panels to upper storey; clay tile roof.
Rectangular with slightly asymmetrical fenestation; early Vernacular
Revival. Porch to each side of recessed lower storey carries
bressumer of upper storey; 2 leaded casements of 6 brick-mullioned
lights downstairs; 3 windows of 3 oak mullioned lights upstairs have
sgraffiti on plaster panels below: TAKE THY CALLING THANKFULLIE :
LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR NEIGHBOURLIE : SHUN THE ROAD TO BEGGARIE. Panels
between and to sides of windows pargetted with rose, thistle and
daffodil; shaped central chimney on ridge; end gables with tiebeam,
collar and rafters exposed; the 2 plaster panels in the right gable
pargetted with a vigorous pattern of floral motifs and curlicue
borders.
Built for staff of The Dene House.

Listing NGR: SJ 66130 77467

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Dene Cottages, Great Budworth at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q5256863

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)