The Cottage

LEATHERHEAD CHURCH STREET TQ 1656 SE (east side) 12/126

7.9.51 No. 53 (The Cottage) (formerly listed as No.33 The Cottage)

GV II

House. Probably C17, remodelled in late C17 or early C18; altered. Single-depth plan, almost rectangular, with extension at right-hand end. Red brick in Flemish bond, red tile roof. Two storeys and 3 bays; the symmetrical facade, the centre breaking forwards slightly, has a plinth, corner pilasters with moulded caps, 3- course bands over both floors in each bay (those in the centre moulded), and a parapet with flat coping; the doorway in the centre has a door with 6 fielded panels, a simple moulded architrave, and a prominent moulded cornice on consoles, and all the windows are 12-pane sashes with exposed boxes and gauged brick heads. End-wall chimneys behind the ridge. The left gable wall has a 3- course band, a tall 2-fight casement at 1st floor and a slate-hung gable with an inserted attic window. Set back at the right-hand end is a short extension of 2 low storeys, with a modern door at ground floor, tile-hanging above, and a hipped roof (small modern addition to the front right-hand corner of this, not of special interest). Rear and interior not inspected, but the interior is said to contain earlier fabric.

Listing NGR: TQ1668056184