Description

WHIMPLE THE SQUARE,
SY 0497-0597
10/231 Nos 1 and 2 Brook Cottages
7.7.80
GV II

2 cottages. Late C17 or C18. Plastered cob on stone rubble footings; stone rubble
stacks topped with C19 and C20 brick; thatch roof.
Plan: pair of cottages facing west onto The Square. The left (northern) cottage
has a 1-room plan and a rear lateral stack. The right cottage has a 2-room plan
with an axial stack between the rooms. 2 storeys with C20 service extensions to
rear.
Exterior: overall irregular 5-window front of C18, C19 and C20 casements with
glazing bars, the first floor ones with thatch eyebrows over. The 2 front doors
contain C20 plank doors. Roof is half-hipped both ends.
Interior: was not available for inspection at the time of this survey although
original carpentry detail is said to survive.
Brook Cottages form part of a group of listed buildings in the vicinity of the
Church of St Mary.

Listing NGR: SY0441297171

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26618463

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Recommended Books

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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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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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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)