Description

GRAFTON AND RADCOT GRAFTON
SP2600-2700
9/54 Nos.1 and 2, Bridgeside
Cottage
GV II

Pair of cottages. Late C18 extended early and mid-C19 with later additions and
alterations. Uncoursed limestone rubble with red brick dressings; stone slate
and artificial stone slate roofs. Original pair of cottages extended to left
early C19 and higher gabled range added at right-angles to rear in mid-C19. One
storey and attic to main range, 2 storeys to mid-C19 addition. Late C18 cottage
pair has symmetrical arrangement of segmental-arched doorways to left and right
linked to adjoining windows by gauged brick heads. Central window also with
gauged casements including to infilled left doorway. Right doorway has boarded
half-glazed door. Three roughcast gabled eaves dormers with C19 casements and
decorated bargeboards. C19 addition to left (straight joint) has casement with
concrete lintel to ground floor and dormer like those to C18 part directly
above. Integral end stack to right with dripstone and top rebuilt in red brick
and similar ridge stack at junction between C18 and C19 parts formerly an end
stack. C19 single-storey outbuilding extension attached to left gable end. Range
to rear has C19 casement to each floor and segmental-arched C20 glazed door to
left. Integral axial end stack to right. Interior. Not inspected at time of
resurvey (May 1987) but said to have chamfered ceiling beams to ground-floor
rooms. Included for group value.
[2349]

Listing NGR: SP2681300757

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26305136

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