Description

CHARLTON KINGS

SO9621SW CUDNALL STREET
630-1/29/61 (North side)
14/12/83 No.11
Bank Cottage

GV II

House. C17, refronted 1776 (on datestone) under ownership of
Charles Higgs with later additions including outshut to rear,
and restorations. Pinkish-brown brick in English garden wall
bond with renewed pantile roof. 2-unit plan, with
single-storey range to east the former woodshed.
EXTERIOR: one-and-a-half storeys, 2 gabled dormers. Entrance
in east gable a C20 door. Ground floor has 3 C20 casement
windows, that to left under elliptical arch, otherwise with
flat arches; C20 casements to dormers. Large extruded and
stepped chimney to west with cylindrical stack; further
cylindrical brick stack to rear. Datestone has initials MB and
MR. Timber-frame partly exposed to rear at left.
INTERIOR: extensive exposed small panels of square
timber-framing and tension braces. Room to east has massive
chamfered tie-beam, corner post on stone pad. Chamfered
tie-beam to room to west, inglenook fireplace with chamfered
stone jambs and bressumer beam. Stairs to right of west stack,
small amount of elm panelling to staircase wall. Some wattle
and daub panels to internal walls. Jowled rear left end post.
Studded back door, now internal. First floor: 2 levels of
exposed purlins, exposed arch braces. Original partition wall
has panels of timber-framing. Roof has collar-and-tie-beam
truss with queen posts.
(Paget M (ed), Charlton Kings Local History Society: A History
of Charlton Kings: Gloucester: 1988-: 88).

Listing NGR: SO9622021099

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26666299

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Recommended Books

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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)