Description

SP1565
652-1/11/83

HENLEY-IN-ARDEN
HIGH STREET (East side)
No.185 Milestone Cottage including attached milestone

(Formerly Listed as: HIGH STREET, Henley-In-Arden (East side) Nos.183 AND 185)
(Formerly Listed as: HIGH STREET, Henley-In-Arden(East side) Milestone on No.185)

05/04/67

GV
II

House. C18 with later alterations. Painted brick; gabled Welsh slate roof with red ridge tiles and brick end stack. Two-unit plan.

EXTERIOR: two storeys; two-window range. Entrance to right end has architrave to half-glazed panelled door; renewed canted bay window with small-paned glazing to left. First floor has windows with two-light small-paned casements. 1748 milestone (qv) set in front wall to left. Rear gabled wing with small-paned casements.
INTERIOR: not inspected.

SUBSIDARY FEATURES: the milestone is attached to the house. Dated 1748. Ashlar painted gloss black within a brick surround. Inscribed: FROM LONDON/ CII MILES/ FROM STRATFORD/ VIII/ TO BIRMINGHAM/ XIV/ 1748.

The High Street is part of the former main road between Stratford-on Avon and Birmingham. The cottage was listed separately on 02/08/72.

Listing NGR: SP1509565852

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26662401

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Recommended Books

• 
  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas