Townsend Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1985. Small house. 1 related planning application.
Townsend Cottage
- WRENN ID
- gentle-pier-snow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 1985
- Type
- Small house
- Address
- Townsend Cottage, 8, Quainton, HP22 4BB
- OS grid reference
- SP 742 202
- Coordinates
- 51.87582, -0.92343
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Townsend Cottage is a small house dating to the 17th century, with alterations made since. The right-hand bay has a timber frame with diagonal braces and whitewashed brick infill, while the left-hand bay has been recased in whitewashed brick. The roof is thatched, has been rebuilt, and includes a central brick chimney. The building is 1½ storeys high and two bays wide. There are 20th-century leaded windows on the ground floor; the left bay has French doors and a bay window, and the right bay has a three-light casement. The upper floor has an old paired leaded casement in the thatch to the right, an old small leaded light to the centre below the eaves, and a 20th-century paired leaded casement partly in the thatch to the left. A central 20th-century door has a thatched hood supported on carved wooden brackets. A small, single-storey bay set back to the left is half-timbered and has a tiled roof.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2009
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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