Description

DOWNTON CHAPEL LANE
SU 12 SE
(east side) Charlton All Saints
4/42 Waterways

II

Detached cottage. Circa 1600, with C18 addition. Timber-framed
with English bond brick to south wall and west bay, thatched roof
gable-end brick stacks. Gable-end to road, 2 bays of c.1600, third
bay added to west. One storey and attic, 2 windows. C20 door on
south side, two 2-light and one 3-light metal casements, two
eyebrow dormers with 2-light casements. Left return is gable-end
to road with C20 external stack and C20 casement. Rear retains
square-panelled timber-framing, C20 metal casements. To east end
is late C19 single-storey extension with half-hipped tiled roof.
Interior has chamfered beams with fine vase-shaped stops, supported
on chamfered wall post, chamfered joists in east room, open
fireplace with chamfered lintel with concave stops, C18 planked
doors. 2-bay roof of c.1600 has tie-beam braced to jowled main
posts, with queen struts to collar and clasped purlins, wind
bracing. Continues to be occupied by Longford Estate's water
keeper.
(Unpublished record of RCHM (England). Salisbury)

Listing NGR: SU1771524227

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26638461

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Recommended Books

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  For the Record
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)