Gable Cottage

SP 71 SE DINTON-WITH-FORD FORD ROAD, Dinton AND UPTON (east side)

3/124 Gable Cottage (formerly listed as 'The Gables') 25.10.51

GV II

House. C16 and C17. Formerly part of one house, but now with break in middle, Gable Cottage is south crosswing and Summers Cottage (q.v.) is north crosswing. Timber-framed with brick infill on rubblestone plinth. Street gable elevation C19 brick. Rear wing timber-framed upper floor, rubblestone ground floor. Upper floor of left bay rubblestone on south side. Old tile roofs. 2 storeys plus attic. Crosswing gable to road, short bay at left remains of centre range. Gabled front has 2 two-light leaded casements with segmental arched heads. Herringbone infill to framed gable. Board door in left bay with jettied upper floor, moulded bressumer and cut brackets. 2-light leaded first floor casement. Left or north elevation has 2 blocked fireplaces exposed, both with depressed brick arches formerly heating missing centre range. Tiled hip and C18 flue. Rear wing has on north side one 3-light ovolo mullioned first floor window, remainder of windows on wing 2 and 3 light casements. Interior. Chamfered and stopped spine beams. Much exposed framing. Summers Cottage and Gable Cottage originally called 'The Dower House'. RCHM I.127. MON.9 (PART).

Listing NGR: SP7674611003