Description

ASHTEAD RECTORY LANE
TQ 1857-1957 (west side)
8/37

23.11.73 No.12 (Fowler's Cottage)

GV II

Cottage. Probably late C17, with C18 addition to rear; altered. Timber-framed
construction with gable wall, rear wing, and chimneys of red handmade brick,
roof of red tiles, some tile-hanging on left gable. L-plan formed by 2-unit front
range with single-unit rear wing. Two storeys and 2 bays; front wall has exposed
large-framing with timbers mostly of light scantling, including a sill and a
wallplate, principal wall-posts at both corners and in the centre, a mid-level
rail, and thin studs and rails between these; to the right of the central post is
an inserted 2-light casement window in what appears to be a former doorway;
otherwise, there is a 3-light casement to the left, a larger 3-light fixed window
to the right, and 2 small 3-light casements at 1st floor immediately under the
wallplate. Large external chimney stacks at both gables; full-height lean-to at
right-hand gable. The rear wall is of brick at ground floor with timber-framing
above, and has 2 single-light casements; the rear wing has segmental-headed
openings including an inserted or moved doorway and a 2-light casement to the
left of this (no openings above), and a large external chimney stack at the rear
gable (partly covered by a lean-to). Interior: not inspected, but rear wing said to
contain bread oven.

Listing NGR: TQ1857857977

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26279775

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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)