The Rosary

LONG MARSTON

SP1548 MAIN STREET 1912-1/13/104 (West side) 06/02/52 The Rosary (Formerly Listed as: LONG MARSTON The Rosary and Rose Cottage)

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2 houses, now one house. Late C17, with c1990 addition joining 2 originally separate buildings. Coursed blue lias limestone; steeply pitched stone slate roofs laid in diminishing courses with renewed stone slates and stone end and ridge stacks. 2 gabled units forming wings to C20 range, giving U-plan. EXTERIOR: single-storey C20 range has central segmental-headed entrance with keystone inscribed: THE ROSARY, and stone inscribed: G J F to gablet; 2-light, single-light and 4-light single-chamfered mullioned windows; large rear lateral stack has diagonal shaft; large flat-roofed dormers; flanking gabled ends of wings. Wing to left (former Rosary), of 2 storeys; 2-window range. Entrance with large lintel and C20 glazed door to right of 4-light recessed chamfered-mullioned window with labelmould, and offset buttress to left end; 1st floor with 2 windows of 2 lights flanking stone inscribed: S G F. End has entrance with 3-centred head over C20 glazed door, with small light to left and single light above; end stack. Left return has large catslide lean-to outshut with C20 French window to front. Wing to right (former Rose Cottage), of one storey with attic. Single-window range; renewed 3-light recessed chamfered-mullioned window with labelmould and offset buttress to right end. Gable end has altered 3-light window to ground floor with flat-faced mullions and labelmould; 3-light window to attic and stone with oval panel and inscription: T 1672 C. Rear has plain entrance and large gabled C20 dormer. INTERIOR: not inspected.

Listing NGR: SP1528948556