Marshalls Cottage Yorke Cottage

WIMPOLE TL 3351

13/136 Marshall's Cottage, Yorke Cottage

GV II

House, formerly the rectory, now two dwellings. 1597, C18 and remodelled 1833. Mainly gault brick casing to possible timber frame but some C18 red brick to rear wall of west crosswing. Tiled roofs and projecting side stacks to crosswings. Double ended hall house. Two storeys. Door and window openings are possibly on site of original, but are now c.1833. Hung sashes with raised surrounds and labels with return stops. The ground floor of each crosswing has a canted bay with double hung sashes and a six pane hung sash above. The west crosswing has a C19 panel with initials EM 1597 and the east one with HRY 1833. The west crosswing was extended at the rear C18. Red brick and hipped tiled roof. Two storeys. Segmental arches and raised surrounds to twelve pane hung sashes with ovolo moulded glazing bars. Inside the roof probably still retains rafters from the C16 house. Included for group value.

R.C.H.M.: West Cambs: Mon. (3) National Trust: Wimpole Hall

Listing NGR: TL3368251008