North Cottage And South Cottage, Manor Farm

SP 80 SE 6/49

GREAT AND LITTLE HAMPDEN, LITTLE HAMPDEN North Cottage and South Cottage, Manor Farm

(Formerly listed as Manor Farmhouse)

21.6.55

GV II

2 small houses, formerly one. C15 wing with larger C17 cross wing to right, altered. C15 wing is rebuilt in brick and whitewashed; cross wing rendered and whitewashed over timber frame. Old tile roofs, half-hipped over cross wing. Large external brick chimney to left, another to centre of cross wing. C15 wing has one storey and an attic and 1½ bays. Full bay to left has C20 4-light barred metal casement to ground floor, and 3-light wooden casement in eaves-line raking dormer. Half bay has similar 2-light dormer, single light, and C20 door with flat hood. C20 weatherboard extension to rear left corner. 1½-storey cross wing with C20 5-light metal casement to ground floor, 3-light wooden casement above, and C20 door in angle with small C20 brick extension to right side. Interior: C15 wing has 2 cruck trusses, well shaped and chamfered, and first floor inserted C17 with wide stop-chamfered joists and spine beam, one end of spine on moulded bracket. C17 wing has timber frame with diagonal braces, the front room also with stop-chamfered spine beam and joists.

RCHM I p. 163. Mon.5.

Listing NGR: SP8609903616