Description

SO 7803 FROCESTER PETER'S STREET
(south side)

9/115 Nos 6 and 7, Bridge Cottages

II

Two houses in row. Late C15 or early C16. Timber framing on
rubble limestone plinth; brick chimney; clay plain tile roof.
Single-storey with attic; rear wing. North east front: square
framing with middle rail. Scattered timber casements. No 6 to
right has doorway with 4-centred head and wide plank door. Small
high-level casement, probably stair-light. Building appears to
have been shortened, remains of timber framing being incorporated
into outhouse attached to No 7 to left. Central ridge-mounted
brick chimney. North west end: curved bracing above and below tie
beam, principal rafter having curved feet. Off-centre ground floor
casement. Central attic casement, possibly in former loft doorway
position. Smaller square framing to rear wing to right. Some
rebuilding to rear. Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SO7810003289

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26624600

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Recommended Books

• 
  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair