The Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Charnwood local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 June 1966. House. 1 related planning application.
The Cottage
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-dormer-harvest
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Charnwood
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 June 1966
- Type
- House
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
BIRSTALL
SK 50 NE SCHOOL LANE
5/44 The Cottage
1.6.66 II
House, formerly 2 dwellings, now one consisting of 2 parallel and linked ranges of various dates. The earliest part is incorporated in the front (east) range and is C16: a cruck framed building with tall cruck visible in the gable wall, and another within. Swithland slate roof. The front elevation has a high rubble plinth with square panelled timber framing in the 2 left-hand bays, closer studding to right. 2 3-light casement windows to ground floor. 2 gabled dormers above. Rear outshut, and to the left a later (C18) section, brick with Swithland slate roof, 2 casement windows of 2 and 3 lights to each floor, the lower openings with cambered brick heads. Dentilled eaves cornice. Gable wall partially built of rubble. Rear range is 3-storeyed. The lower 2 storeys are C18 and painted rubble, the upper a C19 heightening in brick. 3 bays, with central doorway and sash windows with cambered brick heads. Inside this section, various chamfered spine beams on 1st 2 floors. In the older part, in addition to the 2 pairs of crucks and the main ceiling beams are various fine C18 fireplaces one of which, with amarble bolection moulded surround and hob grate, came from the now demolished Wanlip Hall.
Listing NGR: SK5951308834
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