Description

OTTERTON THE GREEN, Otterton
SY 0885
7/172 No. 7 (formerly listed as No.6)
11.11.52
GV II
Cottage. Late C18 - early C19. Plastered cob on stone rubble footings; stone
rubble or brick stacks topped with C19 and C20 brick; thatch roof, corrugated
asbestos to the outshot.
2-room plan cottage facing north onto The Green. Central through-passage containing
the stairs. End stacks in party walls shared with adjoining cottages, Nos. 5 and 9.
Single storey kitchen outshot to rear of left room. Main block is 2 storeys.
Symmetrical 3-window front of late C19 - early C20 casements with glazing bars.
Central doorway contains mid C19 4-fielded panel door and contemporary doorcase with
elaborate pedimented overdoor with castellations and pinnacles. Roof is continuous
with the adjoining cottages.
Interior: No carpentry is exposed and most of the joinery detail is C19. Roof not
inspected.
No.7 is one of an attractive row of contemporary cottages near the Church of St
Michael (q.v.) and Otterton Mill (q.v.). The cottages are unusual mixture of
vernacular cob and thatch with more polite detail to the doorways and some of the
windows.

Listing NGR: SY0803285236

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26618768

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Recommended Books

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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)