Description

TG 10 NE LITTLE MELTON GREEN LANE

2/56 Grey Cottage

II

House, C16 with C19 roof; timber framed, rendered and colourwashed, slates
and pantiles. Open hall with inserted floor, now of 2 cells with additional
bay to east. 1½ storeyed lofted addition to right, timber framed and
rendered, pantiles. Gable copings; chimney bay between bays 1 and 2 with
rebuilt shaft; large end internal stack to right with rendered shaft.
Principal facade to south: 3 bays, 2 storeys; ground floor with 3 2-light
casements, first floor with 3 3-light casements; C19 gabled porch with slate
roof between bays 2 and 3. Rear with various additions in flint with
pantiles. Interior: timberframe exposed first and second cells with
inserted floor, tie beams with ¼ mouldings and lambs tongue chamfer stops;
fireplace to first cell enclosed; fireplace to central cell rebuilt. Large
fireplace to third cell. Upper floor with steeply pitched C16 roof with
collars; C17 raking dormers. The walls were raised in the C19 to form eaves
at level of dormer lintels and a shallow pitched roof placed over the
existing roof.

Listing NGR: TG1656007331

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26302516

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Recommended Books

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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)