Poplar Tree Cottage

SO 96 SE 3/71

REDDITCH B DROITWICH ROAD (south side) Poplar Tree Cottage

II

House. C17 with mid-C19 alterations; restored mid-C20. Timber-framed with rendered infill on brick plinth; plain tiled roof. Two framed bays aligned east/west; end chimneys with stack at west end of ridge and rear ridge at east end; C20 framed bay addition at east gable end continues roofline. Two storeys. Framin : three panels from sill to wall-plate; short straight braces across upper corners; collar and tie-beam truss with three struts and V-strut in apex at west gable end. North front elevation: original part has two 2- light C19 metal casements on both floors; both the ground floor windows have plank weatherings; central C20 lean-to porch with catslide roof has a 2-light casement to front and both side elevations and a C20 door with a 4-centred head in the left side; C20 part has a pair of 2-light casements on the ground floor and a gabled dormer with 2-light casement. Interior: noted as having retained its large fireplace at the west end.

Listing NGR: SO9943561523