Description

SP51SE
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BECKLEY AND STOWOOD
OTMOOR LANE
(East side)
Beckley
Cripps Cottage

GV
II

House. Late C16/early C17. Limestone rubble with squared quoins and timber
lintels; thatched roof with brick stacks. 3-unit plan. 2 storeys. 4-window front
has central door, between 2 added raking buttresses, with 2-light casements
above. 2 bays to right have regular casements including 2 with old frames and
leaded lights. Bay to left is probably later and has irregular casements with a
tiny casement, at first floor, in line with the stack. Roof is hipped to left
with stacks to left of centre and to right gable. Rear has a pair of doorways,
with thatched canopy, and further casements including one with heavy frame.
Interior: Heavy first-floor structure; massive stack with flanking winder stair;
open fireplace with heavy bressumer; replicated Tudor-arched moulded-stone
fireplace. Featured in R.D. Blackmore's novel "Cripps The Carrier".

Listing NGR: SP5664311276

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26650573

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Recommended Books

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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)