Caxton Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the East Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 August 1993. Cottage.

Caxton Cottage

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Date first listed
20 August 1993
Type
Cottage
Source
Historic England listing

Description

The following building shall be added to the list:-

TL 5664 SWAFFHAM PRIOR LOWER END

12/10004 Caxton Cottage

  • II

Range of cottages; converted into one house. Probably late C18, extended and altered in C20. Plastered cob. Pantile roof with gabled ends. Brick axial stacks. Plan: Pair of single storey 2- room plan cottages at right angles to each other; the rear left cottage is now the rear wing extended by one room in C20. The rear wing was reputedly once a larger range of cottages. The front range has larger right-hand room and an axial stack with back-to-back fireplaces. Late C20 extension to rear right. Exterior: 1 storey. Asymmetrical 2-window NW front. 2 and 3- light horizontally-sliding sashes with leaded panes. Similar 2-light window in SW end. Rear wing has 2-light casements and horizontally-sliding sash all with leaded panes. Interior: The rooms are ceiled and open to collar level but wall-plates are exposed. Fireplaces have C20 chimneypieces. Source: RCHM Cambs. Vol II p128, item 47.

Listing NGR: TL5703764331

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