Rowell Cottage Woodlea

CHARLECOTE

SP25NE MAIN STREET, Charlecote 1901-1/2/10 (South East side) 06/02/52 Nos.20-23 Rowell Cottage (No.21), Woodlea (No.23) (Formerly Listed as: Nos.20 AND 21) (Formerly Listed as: Nos.22 AND 23)

GV II

4 houses. C17 with later restorations. Timber-frame with brick infill; gabled old tile roofs with 2 partly renewed brick stacks to front of ridge, stack to rear of ridge and stack in slope of roof to right return of cross wing. 3-unit plan plus cross-wing. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys; 4-window range. 3-panel-high timber-framing with braced wall plates. Right end has C19 decorative barge-boards to tile-hung gable head; ground floor has window with 2-light C20 small-paned casement with window with 3-light casement with leaded glazing above. Left return has small 2-light wood-mullioned window with leaded glazing, re-entrant stack and ground-floor window to main range with 2-light leaded casement. Right return has large lean-to addition to left of centre with window and open porch; 2-light leaded casement above and stack on roof slope; to right an entrance and windows with small-paned casements; rear has C20 single-storey lean-to addition. No.22 has entrance with C20 door to left of 2 windows with 2-light glazing, that to left with iron opening casement; 5-light wood-mullioned window with iron opening casement to first floor. No.23 has entrance with C20 door and open gabled porch; window to right has C20 small-paned casement; similar 4-light casement to first floor; left return and rear wing have C20 casements. INTERIOR: not inspected. The cottages appear on a painting of c1696 in the great hall at Charlecote Park (qv).

Listing NGR: SP2640356687