The Garden House

TG 20 SW SWARDESTON THE COMMON

6/107 The Garden House

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House, C17, rendered and colourwashed, timberframed with brick, pantiles. 4 cells and central chimney bay, single storey and attic. Principal facade to east: plinth of brick and flint, facade part encased in brick to left; cell 1 with doorway to left, 2-light casement to right; cell 2 with part panelled glazed door with glazing bars, attached glazed porch on C19 rustic wood columns; cell 3 with Cl9 3-light casement with transome; cell 4 with 3-light leaded casements (one light plain). Raking roof dormers to cells 2 and 3. Left gable with offset wall above eaves level containing loft doorway; right return with 2-light attic window with pintle hinges. Rear to common with 2 C19 3-light openings with transoms. Interior: stair to rear of stack; timber frame with curved braces to front and rear of third cell; partition between third and fourth cells with 2 doorways. Tie beam to cell 3 with lambs tongue stops, bridging beam to cell 1 of round timber, 18cm ceiling joists to cell 2. Fourth cell with straight braces, partition within cell having wavy splat ventilation bars over doorway. 2-tier roof of 8cm rafters with collars, staggered tenoned purlins.

Listing NGR: TG2006202606