Old Cottage, 45 Metres South Of Church Of St John The Baptist

SHOTTESBROOKE SHOTTESBROOKE PARK SU 87 NW 8/31 Old Cottage, 45 metres south of Church of St John the Baptist

G.V. II

Hall house, now office storage. c1400, altered C18 and C20. Part brick, park timber frame with brick infill and some rendered infill. Old tile gabled roof. Formerly rectangular plan of 2 framed bays, now T-plan, with extension on south. 2 storeys. 2 chimneys with clay pots, projecting from outside walls. North front: late C18 diamond leaded 2-light casement window first floor. Early C20, 2-light leaded window on ground floor. Both windows are on the left with the timber frame exposed on first floor with long tension braces; underbuilt in brick on ground floor. On the right a projecting chimney with large, weathered, base. On the left of the chimney, a small lean-to projection with small window. West front: brick gable with timber frame exposed; diamond leaded casement windows, 3-light on first floor, two smaller 2-light on ground floor. Interior: principal beams and joists with chamfers and run-out stops. Redundant crown post roof trusses, with collar purlin and clasped side purlins. Middle truss has arch-braced and chamfered collar with curved windbraces. The mid C20 extensions of similar style, attached on the west and south, are of no special interest.

Listing NGR: SU8415577064