Church Cottage

SU 95 NW PIRBRIGHT CHURCH LANE Church Cottage

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GV II

Cottage.Late C16 2 bay timberframed house of 1 storey with framed smoke hood in smaller bay with early C17 2 bay parlour wing with chimney rising through earlier smoke hood bay, clad in brick in C19. Original part of the house is in English bond brickwork with tiled roof and C19 casements. The early C17 parlour wing is of early C19 brickwork in Flemish bond with tiled roof and tall brick chimneystack. 2 storeys and attics in gable end; 2 windows C19 casements with cambered heads. Early C20 gabled brick porch at the junction of the 2 wings. Later weatherboarded outshut to rear. Interior of earliest wing has a green port roof which contains remains of the original wattle and daub chimney with brick nogging and nailed studs. Sooting on the pegged timbers beyond the later stair. The parlour wing contains a wider staircase and chamfered spine beam with lambs tongue steps and carved bracket to main post. Ground floor room has early C19 wooden fire surround with brackets and cupboard recess C19 plank doors to parlour and best bedrooom. This house was believed to be the residence of early incumbents of the adjoining Parish church. Before the Dissolution the land belonged to Newark Priory but was leased to Sir Edward Newly Chaplain of Pirbright. They were vested in the crown under a statute of Edward VI in 1547. (See Domestic Buildings Research Group Report no.3792)

Listing NGR: SU9419155911