Primrose Cottage

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SY 0497-0597 10/214

WHIMPLE Whimple THE GREEN, (west side) Primrose Cottage

(Formerly listed as La Chaumiere)

9.9.76

GV II

House. C17, maybe earlier origins, late C19 extension, modernised with another extension in 1976. Older part is plastered cob on stone rubble footings; stone rubble or cob stacks topped with C19 and C20 brick; thatch roof, slate to C19 extension.

Plan: the C17 block faces south-west. It appears to have a two or three-room plan with gable-end stacks, the right (south-east) one projecting. The rear wall bulges in the centre as if a there is a stair turret there. C19 one-room plan block projects at right angles to rear of left end and has a gable-end stack. C20 extension projects forward from left end at first floor level with open car port below. Two storeys with C20 conservatory alongside the rear block.

Exterior: rear block includes a probably late C19 six-pane sash with flat stucco architrave and eaves cornice. All the other windows are C20 casements with glazing bars. The front of the main block has a roughly central doorway which contains a C20 panelled door behind a contemporary gabled porch. The main block roof is gable-ended.

Interior: was not available for inspection at the time of this survey but the main house is said to include original carpentry detail including a jointed cruck truss roof.

The Green contains an attractive group of small thatch-roofed houses.

Listing NGR: SY0411297378