Weston Cottage And Stores

WESTON-UNDER- WESTON SJ 5629-5729 REDCASTLE C.P. 16/198 Weston Cottage - and Stores - II House, latterly partly used as stables, now house and shop. Probably late C17 with later additions and alterations. Timber framed with painted brick infill and additions, part rendered; graded slate roofs. L-plan consisting of 2 ranges, each of 2 framed bays, with single- bay addition to right of west range and roofs rebuilt late C18 or early C19. One storey and attic with dentilled eaves cornice to rear of west range and to north range. Framing: exposed to west range; square panels, 3 from cill to original wall-plate with one rectangular panel above and long and short straight tension braces; left gable end has apparently raised tie beam and queen-posts. C20 casements and fixed- light windows in panels of framing, one to left and 2 to right of C20 gabled brick porch over C19 plank door; C20 French window to right. Two C20 gabled dormers breaking eaves. Tall red brick ridge stack to left of centre and integral lateral stack to front on right. Shallow gabled projection to right gable end has late C19 pilastered shop front with moulded entablature. North range: late C20 windows to left and right of roughly central door with C20 gabled eaves dormers to left and right. C19 single-storey brick lean-to in angle between ranges. Interior: timber frame (square panels) fragmentarily exposed throughout to both ranges, including to cross walls. Left ground-floor room of west range has chamfered ceiling beam and exposed joists; large stack with partly infilled inglenook fireplace. Queen-post roof in 2 bays to each range.

Listing NGR: SJ5670529048