Description

ALTON ALTON PRIORS
SU 16 SW
5/17 Yew Tree Cottage
15.11.82
II

House. Late medieval, C17 and C18. Timber framed with extensions
in brick. Thatched roof. Single storey and attic, raised in part
to 2 storeys. Five bays. Bays 2 and 3 from south timber framed
each independently, bay 3 with herringbone noggings, both probably
Cl7 heightening to 2 storeys. Bays 4 and 5 c18 extension with
gable stack. Bay I single storey. Framing has narrow panels in
bay 2, chamfered projecting wall plate, and wavy corner braces.
Entrance now in bay 5.
Interior: Framed bays have 2 pairs of crucks founded on large
sarsens projecting externally. Large chalkstone stack in bay 4
with timber lintel serving bay 3 of framed house. Cruck frame
between bays 3 and 4 has arch braces to the collar.

Listing NGR: SU1104762281

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26287258

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)