Wattle Cottage At Tg 2130 0308 C230M West-North-West Of Mangreen Hall

TG 20 SW SWARDESTON MANGREEN

6/116 Wattle Cottage at TG 2130 0308 c230m west-north-west of Mangreen Hall q.v. 6/113

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House, early C16 with C18 and C19 additions. Rendered and colourwashed over timberframe and brick, pantiles. 6½ bays in 4 builds, single storey and attic. Bays 3-5½ early C16 timberframed open hall with smoke bay to east, bay 2 an early C18 timberframed cell; bays 1 and 6 C19 of brick, bay 1 lower and set back, front and rear. Principal facade to south: all doors and casement windows of wood of mid-1980s; off centre axial stack to left of bay 5; 5 raking dormers to bays 2-6; bay 1 with 2-light opening to left, stable door to right under swept canopy; bay 2 with 3-light opening to left, wide gabled part glazed porch to right; 3 3-light openings to bays 3-5; stable doorway under swept canopy to bay 6. Left return with 3-light opening to ground floor, 2-light opening to attic. Rear: outshut to rear of smoke bay; 2-light opening to rear of bay 6; inserted small openings of 2, 3 and 1 lights to rear of bays 3-5. Interior: C16 core of bays 3- 5½ with timberframe, inserted C17 stack to bay 3; inserted floor. Former end wall to north with opening having 2 slim lozenge mullions and central splat mullion; opening with inserted frame to former south wall. Bridging beam to north cell (bays 3 and 4) renewed; reused C17 tie beam between bay 3 and former smoke bay having lambs longue stops to east end only. 2 tier roof with clasped purlins, and collars; 17cm chamfered principal rafters; ridge piece renewed; some timbers repositioned.

Listing NGR: TG2130003080