Tipton

SX 07 NW ST KEW 5/174 Tipton - II 2 attached houses now converted into 1 house. Circa early to mid C17, partly remodelled in mid C19 and extended in early and late C20. Rendered stone rubble. Rag slate roof with gable ends. Stone rubble chimney stack on left-hand gable end. Axial and right-hand end stack with reused circa early C17 granite moulded caps on later shafts with third similar stack in rear projecting wing on right. Possibly originally 2 houses each with 2-room and cross passage plans or alternatively one larger house which was considerably remodelled. Converted into 1 house with partitions removed, wing added to rear on right in 1907 (datestone) and further wing added to rear left in late C20. 2 storeys 2:2-window fronts. The right-hand cottage is set forward and the masonry in the left-hand cottage has been partly rebuilt with the right-hand side set slightly forward. Left-hand cottage with asymmetrical 2-window front with 6-pane sashes on ground and first floor and C20 door. Circa C17 first floor single-light window opening in left-hand gable end with ashlar stone chamfered jambs, cill and lintel each with straight cut stops. Stanchion bar and C20 glass. Right-hand cottage with regular 2-window front with brick segmental arches and 6-pane sashes on ground and first floors. Part-glazed C20 door. Interior Left-hand range with complete set of circa early to mid C17 ovolo-moulded ceiling beams with stops embedded in wall. C20 fireplace on left-hand gable end and evidence of fireplace on right-hand completely blocked. First floor with circa early-mid C17 corbelled granite fireplace with chamfered lintel and jambs with eroded stops. Right-hand range with large fireplace on right-hand gable end with unmoulded timber lintel and cloam oven. First floor fireplace with possibly reset chamfered timber lintel with scroll stops. Roof timbers to left-hand range replaced in late C20. Roof timbers to right-hand range not inspected.

Listing NGR: SX0312976249