Filkins Museum, With Lock-Up And Attached Stone Slab Fencing

SP2204-2304 FILKINS AND BROUGHTON POGGS VILLAGE STREET (North-west side) Filkins 7/194 Filkins Museum, with lock-up and attached stone slab fencing

cGV II Former pair of cottages, the right at one time used as outbuilding, both now serving as museum. Village lock-up is attached to left end, and to front are remains of stone slab fences. Left cottage is early C18 in origin, altered C20; remainder is early-mid C19. Coursed limestone rubble. Left cottage, formerly thatched, now has mid C20 stone slate roof, and large rubble stone chimney to right with stone slated off-sets. Formerly one storey and attic; 2 bays. Ground floor openings, with ammonites set into the walling. Roof has 2 C20 skylights. Right cottage has Welsh slate roof and is taller, formerly of one storey and attic but with floor removed C20. 2 bays, the right blind, the left with later lean-to, formerly a tall entry but now blocked with rubble walling and 2-light casement. Central board door with C20 wooden lintel. 2-light barred wooden casements with older wooden lintels in right gable end. Lean-to extensions to rear, dated 1975, are not of special architectural interest, Lock-up is set in narrow space between walls of left cottage and The Old Post Office. Space is covered by roof of large stone slabs, and has old board door to front with studs, strap hinges and small square grille. Stone bench inside at far end. Included for group value, (Illustrated in Country Life: April 28th 1944, p731)

Listing NGR: SP2381904238