The Old Smithy

SJ 63 NE MORETON SAY C.P. LONGSLOW

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Cottage, latterly divided. 1600 with late C17 or early C18 addition and late C19 alterations and additions. Timber framed with painted brick nogging on rendered plinth, extended and eaves raised in painted brick. Machine tile roof. Framing: square panels (2 from sole plate to former wallplate ) with short straight corner braces. One C17 framed bay with c.1700 addition of one bay and further C19 additions. 2 storeys. Dentil brick eaves cornice. Brick ridge stacks off-centre to left and right and external brick end stack to left. 2 first-floor C20 casements, that to left of 2 lights. Central ground-floor C20 two- light wooden casement (formerly doorway - see C20 brick beneath). Half-glazed door to right with C20 gabled wooden porch. Late C20 gabled porch projecting to left with half-glazed door. C19 addition adjoining to left with frist-floor C20 two-light wooden casement and ground-floor segmental-headed 2-light C19 casement. Interior: central ground- floor room with ogee-stopped spine beam and open fireplace with chamfered wooden lintel. Circa 1600 roof truss with cambered tie-beam, collar and queen struts.

Listing NGR: SJ6549535223