Stoke Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1986. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
Stoke Cottage
- WRENN ID
- fossil-tracery-winter
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire East
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1986
- Type
- Cottage
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Stoke Cottage is a cottage dating from the early 18th century, with a significant addition made in 1856, as indicated by the date on the porch, located at the rear (north-west). The building features brickwork with a coloured surface treatment and a slate roof. It stands two storeys high and has three bays. The rear addition creates a two-span roof, and a three-bay wing on the north-east side forms an "L" shaped plan.
The entrance to the cottage consists of a pair of three-quarter-glazed doors with diminished stiles and bead and flush lower panels, set within a twin pilaster beaded door case. A flat, lead-covered porch supported by two slender timber columns flanks the entrance. On either side of the porch are ogee bow windows containing two-light Gothick casements with intersecting tracery, and similar windows are found at the first floor level. The building features wide plastered soffites with large spandrel boxed ends and barge boards, as well as gable end stacks with diagonally set flues.
The gables of the 1856 addition extend beyond the cottage at both ends, with the east gable showcasing a projecting porch that has Tudor arches on the south and east sides. This porch contains a nine-panel bolection moulded door with a rectangular overlight. Above the east opening of the porch, there is a rectangular stone tablet displaying the initials FFC and the date. The windows in the east gable and rear wing are primarily sashes with stone sills, deep lintels featuring stepped labels, single vertical glazing bars, and cusped tracery at the heads. The west gable has two "Y" tracery windows and a large canted bay.
Inside, the entrance hall boasts a plaster modillion cornice with two lines of egg and dart moulding. The ceilings in the cottage are low and feature cased beams. The cottage area includes six-panel doors, while the later additions have four-panel and ledged and battened doors. The staircase is designed with a cut and bracketed string, a curtail step, square balusters, and a wreathed handrail. In the kitchen, there is an original 19th-century cast iron grate.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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