Utopia

TM 13 SW STUTTON MANNINGTREE ROAD (south side)

4/87 Utopia

• II

Cottage. C16/C17 or earlier, roof raised in C17 C19 extension bay and rear bake- house to right. Timber framed, C19 red brick facade. Red pantile roof. Off-centre forward of ridge red brick chimneystack and rear right stack. One storey and attics. Catslide dormer to left. 2 ground floor small paned vertically sliding sashes. Right and left vertically boarded doors, simple surrounds. Internally much of the frame is covered but the original, probably C16/C17 buildings roof was raised in C17 to provide attic bedrooms, the chimney has been inserted and a later bay and bake- house added to right. The rear top plate and wall studs of the original build are visible under the decorations. The raised roof is supported by a truss with arch braced tie-beam to left of the chimneystack, the top plates for this frame visible in front and rear walls. Stairs by chimney, many original vertically boarded doors.

Listing NGR: TM1480334848