Linden Lea

SO 86 SW OMBERSLEY CP UPHAMPTON

3/167 Linden Lea

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GV II

House. Early C17 with mid-C20 alterations and additions. Timber-framed, rendered infill, some brick replacement walling, left gable end partly rendered, high sandstone rubble plinth, plain tiled roof, external sand- stone chimney at left gable end with paired diagonal brick stacks and also brick stack to froht right of ridge. Three framed bays; single storey, attic with dormers and cellar. Framing: irregular, two panels from sill to wall-plate, short straight braces in upper corners and collar-and-tie-beam trusses in gable ends. Front elevation: windows are all C20; two 3-light and two 2-light casements on ground floor, two gabled dormers with 2-light casements; small central door into cellar; main entrance at rear centre with C20 plank and battened door. Interior: intermediate collar-and-tie- beam trusses and single row of trenched purlins, one of which has been replaced; main beams are stop-chamfered; winder staircase retained in central bay; single storey addition built onto left gable end to enclose external chimney which has back-to-back inglenook fireplaces and bread oven; C20 wing added to front of this addition; also hipped roofed single storey extension at right gable end.

Listing NGR: SO8357264643