Description

HANBURY CP SCHOOL ROAD (south side) SO 96 SE 4/138 Bell Cottage - II

House. c1620, extended late C19. Part timber-framed with rendered infill on tall brick plinth, part brick; plain tiled roofs, half-hipped at east end. L-plan; original part of a single-framed bay aligned east/west with an external chimney at its west gable end; extended in C19 by a two-bay north return with a gable end stack and a single-bay addition at its east gable end. Original part of one storey and attic with a dormer; C19 north return of two storeys with dentilled eaves cornice. Framing: two panels from sill to wall-plate, short straight braces in upper corners, west gable end has a collar and tie-beam truss with one strut visible. West front elevation: ground floor has a 12-pane sash window and a square light, both with cambered heads; first floor has an 8-pane sash window; central entrance has a gabled canopy on shaped brackets with moulded bargeboards and finial, and a ledged and battened door with a cambered head; external chimney of older part is situated to the right. Interior: framing appears intact. The house was once part of the Vernon Estate and was sympathetically altered in the C19.

Listing NGR: SO9599464143

External Links

• Wikidata Q26633362

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