Description

TANWORTH-IN-ARDEN

SP1170 THE GREEN
652-1/9/171 (South side)
02/08/72 The Old Boot Shop and Middle House
(Formerly Listed as:
LANE RUNNING NORTH FROM CHURCH
(East side)
Tanworth-In-Arden
The Boot Stores, The Middle House,
The Old Cottage)

GV II

Smithy and boot shop with hayloft over and house, converted to
3 houses, now 2 houses. Probably C16 and C18 respectively with
later additions and alterations including rebuilding to front
facade c1800-35 and C20 extension to rear of The Old Boot
Shop. Middle House: small timber-framing with painted brick
infill and plain-tile roof. Single unit plan.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys; 2-window range. Plinth. Entrance to right
has 6-panelled door in moulded wood door frame. To left a
4-light C20 casement. First floor has 2 C20 casements. Rebuilt
left end stack.
The Old Bootshop: small timber-framing to rear, reddish brick
laid to Flemish bond to front and side facades, brick nogging,
on lias stone plinth, and with plain-tile roof. 3-unit plan. 2
storeys; 3 first-floor windows. Ground floor: 2 C20 entrances
and a bay window under continuous hood. Further multi-pane
casement under cambered arch. First floor: 3-light casement
and two 2-light metal casements in wood frames with metal
latches. Dentilled eaves cornice. Rear has notch in
timber-framing for support prop for use in building.
INTERIOR: inglenook fireplace with reused bressumer beam.
Chamfered spine beam. Reputed to have smoke-blackened timbers
to roof. Also roof reported to have one tie-beam truss with
collar, rafters, purlins and concave wind braces trenched into
purlins. From the stud head to the bressumer are stilted
braces. End wall has arched braces. A smithy was at the left
end.
All the listed items on The Green form a group.
(Price S: Birmingham Museums Report: FILE 42652).

Listing NGR: SP1137270638

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26662510

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)