Description

ASHFIELD CUM THORPE
TM 26 SW

5/3 White Post Cottage
-
- II

Former farmhouse. Mid C16. Timber framed and rendered, roof of old
plaintiles. 2 cells of a 3-cell cross-entry house, the service end to right
lost. 2 storeys and attic. Late C19 small-paned casement windows. C20
gabled porch with mid C20 plank door. Internal stack. One-storey lean-to
additions on each gable end. Interior. Intact studding, closely-spaced on
ground floor. Parlour ceiling has chamfered axial bridging beam and roll-
moulded joists. 2 further roll-moulded joists in ceiling forward of stack.
In the hall the joists are chamfered in the upper bay (nearer the stack) and
plain in the lower bay. Back-to-back fireplaces with original lintols, the
brickwork with mid C20 repointing. Rebuilt newel stair. Queen-post roof.

Listing NGR: TM2112761968

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26283729

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)