Gower Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. Cottage.
Gower Cottage
- WRENN ID
- haunted-frieze-sunrise
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Country
- England
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Gower Cottage, Church Street, Great Shefford
- OS grid reference
- SU 382 752
- Coordinates
- 51.4748, -1.45054
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Gower Cottage is a cottage dating from the 16th and 17th centuries. It features a combination of painted brick and timber framing with brick infill. The roof is covered with old tiles, and there is a large central chimney at the center of the east wing, along with a smaller chimney at the center of the west wing. The building is arranged in an L shape.
The east wing has two storeys, with timber framing on the first floor and a gable facing the road that shows remnants of a jetty. There is a central casement window on each floor, and an extension with a catslide roof to the left. The west elevation includes one casement window and a plain boarded door beneath a gabled hood, with a sash window above. The west wing is one storey with an attic, constructed of brick, and features two irregular casement windows along with a plain boarded door beneath a gabled hood and a gabled dormer above. There are also garage doors located at the far right.
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