Description

CODFORD STATION ROAD, Ashton Gifford
ST 93 NE/
ST 94 SE (east side)
4 & 7/75 Ashton Cottage
GV II
Lodge to Ashton Gifford House (q.v.), now detached cottage. C17,
altered late C18. Rendered cob, hipped thatched roof with pair of
diagonally-set axial brick stacks. Baffle entry. Single-storey
and attic, 2-window. Central planked door in thatched porch with
2-light casement either side, both with semi-circular heads with Y-
glazing bars. Two semi-circular headed attic dormers with similar
casements. Left return facing former drive to Ashton Gifford House
has canted bay with cast-iron hexagonal glazing bars, C20 top-hung
window to attic. C20 French windows to right return. Rear has
central outshut under thatch with semi-circular headed attic dormer
left and right, C20 lean-to extension to right.
Interior has open fireplace with restored lintel on brick jambs in
south room, blocked fireplace in north room. Known as West Lodge
and occupied as two dwellings until 1964.

Listing NGR: ST9565040006

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26288141

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Recommended Books

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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)