Clare Cottage is a Grade II* listed building in the Peterborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 December 1955. A C17 Cottage. 1 related planning application.

Clare Cottage

WRENN ID: proud-kitchen-frost
Grade: II*
Local Planning Authority: Peterborough
Country: England
Date first listed: 15 December 1955
Type: Cottage
Source: Historic England listing

Description

1. 5141 TF 1205 37/328 15.12.55

HELPSTON WOODGATE (west side) No 16 (Clare Cottage) (formerly listed as Clares Cottage under South Street

II* GV

2. C17/early C18 cottage. The birthplace of the poet John Clare (1793-1864). Extended at south end in C18. Whitewashed stone rubble. Thatched roof with gabled ends. One storey and attic. Five window range. Modern 2-light casements. Right-hand splayed bay with thatched roof. Plank door with thatched hood. Four eyebrow dormers. End and ridge stacks of stone, north stack heightened in brick. Stone tablet on front with inscription "In this cottage John Clare the poet was born 13 July 1793. This tablet is erected by the Peterborough Museum Society 1921". Grade II* for historical associations.

Listing NGR: TF1213105302

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