Old Thatch

SU 75 SE DOGMERSFIELD SPRATTS HATCH LANE

9/91 OLD THATCH

• II

Cottage. C17 or earlier with C19 lean-to addition to left and C20 1 bay addition lean-to right. Original part is a timber-framed lobby entrance house with exposed square framing to 1st floor with painted brick infill and modern brick to ground floor. Hipped thatched roof with brick stack (in central position before the addition was built) with flat slab on top. 2 eyebrow dormers with C20 wooden casements and 2 C20 casements to ground floor, the left side one 5-light. Doorcase has C20 4 plank studded door with large iron hinges and large C20 gabled weather porch with tiled roof and brick and timber walls. C19 painted brick lean-to to left hand side. Left side elevation has an original casement window with pegged wooden architrave and pintle hinges. C20 addition of 1 bay to right in matching style reusing old timbers and with painted brick infill. To the extreme right is a C20 weather-boarded lean-to with wavy edge boards. Rear elevation is similar with a hoisting notch in one upright beam. Lounge has brick fireplace narrow chamfered axail and brick paving. Upper floor not seen but smoke blackening and wattle and daub reported.

Listing NGR: SU8020849570