Description

SK 25 53 CARSINGTON THE TOWN
6/74 (North Side)
Townend Cottage
GV II

Farmhouse. C17, refashioned in C19. Limestone rubble with quoins, gritstone
dressings. Graduated slate roof with moulded stone copings and kneelers to
gables on east side. Projecting eaves band. Brick gable end and ridge stacks.
Two bays, extended to three in Cl9. 2 storeys plus attics. Two small paned
casements inserted into shallower, originally mullioned windows with hoodmoulds.
To west, doorcase with massive ashlar, chamfered lintel and quoins, surmounted
by hoodmould. Glazed panelled door. Above Cl9 window inserted into earlier
window and 3-light chamfered mullion window with small paned casements. C19
addition has glazed door with casements above. Attached garden wall in limestone
rubble with dressed coping, quoins and gatepiers.

Listing NGR: SK2510853456

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26619782

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
• 
  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
• 
  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
• 
  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)