The Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 1973. A Victorian Cottage.

The Cottage

WRENN ID
scarred-jade-wax
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Country
England
Date first listed
3 April 1973
Type
Cottage
Period
Victorian
Source
Historic England listing

Description

BUCKINGHAM

SP6934 MORETON ROAD 879-1/5/125 (West side) 03/04/73 The Cottage

II

Cottage orne. Early C19. Pebbledashed with plain-tile roof to central unit, thatch roofs to wings, brick ridge and end stacks. T-plan. Roughly symmetrical composition of small central block flanked by small wings, all single-storey. Centre has central plank door with pointed arched head flanked by 2-light leaded casement windows with pointed arched heads, central division and glazing bars to head evoking Y-tracery. Similar Gothick leaded casement to wing to left. Right wing has plank door to left with pointed-arched head and small quartered window to far right. Wing to rear, behind central unit, has half-hipped thatch roof and attic storey, with pair of 2-light leaded casements to ground floor with pointed-arched heads and 2-light leaded casement to attic. INTERIOR: right wing is separate from the rest of the cottage and was formerly an outbuilding with a copper. It retains a brick fireplace with cambered iron bar to head of opening. The roof is visible here and has one tier of purlins of undressed timber, said by owner to be ash, and similar ridge piece. Undressed timbers reputed to be used throughout the roofs.

Listing NGR: SP6958534225

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