Listing Text

SK 38/3925 PARISH OF MELBOURNE HIGH STREET
6/114 (South Side)
10.11.67 Thatched Cottage (formerly
listed as Nos 11 and 15
High Street)
GV II
Three cottages, now one house. C15, early C18 and C19 with
various C19 and C20 alterations. Cruck timber frame, encased in
red brick, and red brick with some stone rubble. Thatched roof
with two tall brick stacks, to the northern pitch of the roof
and slate roofs with central brick ridge stack and two brick
ridge stacks to south. Four bay cruck range, of single storey
plus attics, to west with two storey three bay part to east at
right angles and further three bay two storey C19 part attached
to south. North elevation, on to the street, has gabled early
C18 bay to west with a large, small pane C19 shop front and a
segment headed doorcase with panelled door. Above there is a
central segment headed 3-light horizontal sliding, glazing bar,
sash. To west the thatched part has three similar windows with
a small segment headed fixed pane window between the eastern two
windows and a similar 2-light sash window in former doorcase
between the western two. Above this 2-light window is an
eyebrow dormer with a similar 2-light window. East elevation
has C18 cottage to north with a segment headed 2-light casement
window to north and a wide segment headed opening to south now
filled by glazed screen and door. Above there is a small
off-centre oval window with flat headed 2-light horizontal
sliding, glazing bar, sash to north and similar 3-light window
to south. C19 part attached to south has stone rubble base with
two 3-light small paned casements and a central single light
window, plus three 2-light similar casements above. West gable
wall has exposed full cruck truss with crossed apex plus ridge
purlin, two high collars and single butt purlins. Interior has
three further cruck trusses and low beamed ceilings, also with
large inglenook fireplace with panelled cupboards in C18 part.

Listing NGR: SK3851725141