The Old Cottage And Pond Cottage

TQ 09 NW CHORLEYWOOD CHORLEYWOOD COMMON (Northwest side) Chorleywood

5/91 The Old Cottage and Pond Cottage

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Two houses. C16 origins with C17 additions. Cased and extended in C18. Altered and extended in C19 and C20. Timber frame to core. Red brick casing and additions. Tiled roofs. Originally 2 bays, possibly an open hall, now The Old Cottage. 1 bay rear wing added, further additions to rear and extended to right now Pond Cottage. 2 storeys throughout. The Old Cottage front has a C20 extruded stack to centre with 2 diagonal shafts. To left ground and first floor horizontal sliding sashes with cambered heads. C20 casements to right. Dentilled brick eaves. Tilehung left end gable. First floor horizontal sliding sash and dentilled brick eaves to rear. Extending behind is a timber framed C17 bay and 2 further bays of C18 brick. Entrance where rear wing meets main range with a hipped roof to porch on timber posts. C20 casements in C17 bay with exposed frame, brick nogging, some renewed. 2 bays to rear have an entrance and a first floor horizontal sliding sash. Half hipped roof at rear end. Ridge stack. C19 and C20 additions to rear right. Pond Cottage has a 2 bay C18 front: entrance to left in later gabled timber porch. Ground and first floor right 2 light timber casements. First floor left horizontal sliding sash, all with cambered heads. Dentilled brick eaves. Right end stack. 1 storey C19 stock brick rear wing. Interior: The Old Cottage has ogee stop chamfered binding beam and exposed framing. First floor not inspected.

Listing NGR: TQ0309396745