Dressmakers' Den Godalming Museum is a Grade II listed building in the Waverley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 December 1947. A C18 Shop and museum. 3 related planning applications.
Dressmakers' Den Godalming Museum
- WRENN ID
- odd-hearth-mint
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Waverley
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 December 1947
- Type
- Shop and museum
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Dressmakers' Den and Godalming Museum occupy two buildings, likely originating in the early 15th century, with subsequent construction in the later 15th or early 16th century. The buildings were altered and refronted in the early to mid-18th century, and further altered in the 20th century. The structure is timber frame with plastered wattle and daub infill, largely refronted with painted brick in Flemish bond. It has a concealed plain tile roof.
The earliest section is a two-story, one-by-two bay building, possibly truncated at the rear, with a gable end facing the road. Adjoining this on the right is a two-story, three-bay Wealden house, featuring a central open hall with jettied end bays; the right-hand bay is now incorporated into number 111. The entire building was refronted in the 18th century, creating a facade of two and a half stories and five bays.
The High Street elevation has an early 20th century shop front with two recessed shop doors, each glazed above a fielded panel. These recesses have tessellated pavements and moulded plaster ceilings. A later 20th century door is located on the right, leading to the Godalming Museum (109A). The shop windows are plate glass, set on glazed brown-brick plinths, flanked by fluted pilasters and console brackets, with a corniced fascia and a shaped pediment to the centre. The first floor has wooden cross-windows with old leaded glazing and iron casements, set under flat brick arches. The second floor features a platband and shorter, blind windows. The roof is hipped on the right, with a ridge stack to the right.
The left return displays timber framing on the first floor, with tall panels and a tall, three-light diamond-leaded casement window. A 20th century wing has been added to the rear left, and a rear addition is not considered of special interest.
Internally, timber framing is exposed on the first floor. The left-hand section reveals short arch braces to a central cambered tie-beam, showing traces of old painting. This supports a crown post with broad braces to a collar purlin; the rear bay has collared rafters. The Wealden house features timber-framed partition walls separating end and central bays, and crown-post trusses. One post and tie beam of the left-hand truss has been removed.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
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- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
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- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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