Description

ADDERBURY

1716/7/4 CHAPEL LANE
05-MAY-88 ADDERBURY EAST
1, 2 and 3 (Strawtop Cottage)

(Formerly listed as:
CHAPEL LANE
ADDERBURY EAST
Number 2 and Strawtop Cottage)

II
Early C18 building, comprising three dwellings.Built of coursed squared marlstone with larger stone quoins. Single entrance to the front (for No. 2); entrances to 1 and 3 probably at the side or rear. Windows denote the three units; ground floor has cross-windows and there are casements at first floor level, all overlain by straight wooden lintels. The gable end of No. 1 is clearly visible but the other end is obstructed by the addition of a modern house. Brick chimney stacks top the gables and a stack just left of centre through the ridge for the middle cottage. Steep-pitched thatched roof.

Interiors not inspected.

Summary of Importance: Of special interest as a good example of the local vernacular and amended to include the addresses of 1, 2 and 3 (Strawtop Cottage).

Listing NGR: SP4720435594

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26651079

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Recommended Books

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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Old House Care and Repair