Barn Cottage The Dower House

DAGLINGWORTH LOWER END SO 9904 18/182 The Dower House and Barn Cottage 4.2.82 II

Detached house and adjoining converted barn (Barn Cottage). Early C17 extended mid C20 in two phases and adjoining converted barn. C17 range: pebble-dashed early-mid C20. Extensions; random roughly squared limestone; stone slate roof; C20 squared and dressed limestone stacks; red brick stack. Rectangular plan with baffle entry to main body with C20 extension to both gable ends and at right angles to rear; converted barn with projecting porch on the north-east is linked via a covered passage to the right-hand corner of the garden front. Main body: 2 storeys and attic later extensions. 1 1/2 storeys and single storey. Twin-gabled garden front lit by 2 and 3-light ovolo-moulded stone-mullioned casements with stopped hoods and leaded panes. Central double glass door with leaded panes within a hipped open-sided porch supported on two massive tapering rectangular monoliths. Single-bay extension to the right with a C20 two-light ovolo-moulded stone-mullioned casement to the ground floor; similar casement to the half dormer above. Rectangular bay window set back at the left gable end with single-light and 4-light ovolo-moulded stone-mullioned casements. Similar fenestration and some wooden casements to the extensions at the rear. Access via early studded plank door with fleur de lys- ended strap hinges set at the north-east corner of the C20 extension to the main body. The door lies within a moulded almost flat Tudor-arched surround with an early lintel, with carved spandrels bearing the initials 'R' and 'S', a gabled porch with Tudor arched entrance. Barn Cottage: garden front with 2-light wooden casements with timber lintels; upper floor lit by four 2- light gabled half dormers. Axial and gable-end stacks. Interior of The Dower House not inspected but reputed to have been substantially altered C20.

Listing NGR: SO9963204880