Tamarind

LOCKERLEY EAST DEAN ROAD SU 22 NE (North side) 3/72 Tamarind

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Cottage, at one time 3, now single dwelling. C17 with major mid C20 reconstruction. Remnants of timber framing, pointed or exposed brickwork, thatch roof. Original form difficult to decipher because of later variations, but may have been an L-plan through passage hase with service wing beside the road, and parlour away from road; now has much modified interior. All 1½ storeys. To the road are three 2-light casements at ground floor and one to a prominent eyebrow; brick stack between first two bays, was probably external in initial layout. Return frontage had various casements including pair in left half- hipped end which shows remnants of light framing. C20 door to right of gable. Gable stack to hipped right land. Interior of 'L' has earl y work faced in stretcher brickwork; in the service wing this was light timber framing, elsewhere timbering not in evidence. Series of C20 casements including 2+1 to prominent eyebrows. Interior: of the early fabric a chamfered spine beam to lamb's tongue stop is supported by an inserted round post where previously a partition. At the fireplace bressummer and the beam carried on a short bracket; fireplace cheeks in C18 brick. This fireplace has a large bread oven projecting into the added bay. Some framework visible to inner wall and roof storey. Elsewhere no evidence of historic fabric; straight stair of late C20 inserted between heavy strings or beams, but not traditional position for stair. Is important visually on entering the village green from the east side.

Listing NGR: SU2984725378