Description

HIGHAM FERRERS KINGS MEADOW LANE
SP96NE (West side)
8/51 Nos.5 and 7 (Spring Cottage)
GV II

House, now 2 dwellings. Datestone S/RS/1728. Squared coursed limestone and
brick, now painted, with C20 plain tile roof. L-shape plan. 2 storeys; part with
attic. Main front of 2 wings at right angles with a 2-window range to right of
C20 casements under wood lintels and one-window range to left with casement with
glazing bars under wood lintel. C20 door and lean-to porch, to No.5, at
intersection of wings. C19 door to centre of left hand wing. Front of right wing
rebuilt in brick late C18/early C19. Gabled roof dormer with leaded casement.
Ashlar gable parapets and brick stacks at ridge and end. Gable to end of left
wing has 2 casement windows with glazing bars under wood lintels and datestone
in apex. Interior of No.5 has open fireplace with bressumer in room to right and
similar fireplace in first floor room above. Winder stair to right of fireplace
rises to attic. Chamfered ceiling beams and butt purlin roof structure. Interior
of No.7 has spine beams. House built for Stanton family and originally No.7 was
attached barn and dairy.

Listing NGR: SP9589069117

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26653004

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Recommended Books

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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)
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy