Description

HARLEY C.P. HARLEY
SJ 50 SE
4/52 No.3
11.11.85
GV II

Cottage. Late C16 with later alterations. Timber framed with red brick
and plaster infill on coursed sandstone plinth, straw thatch roof. One
storey and gable-lit attic; 4 framed bays; framing: square panels,
3 from cill to wall-plate with long and short straight tension braces
and V-struts from collar to right gable end; irregular fenestration,
2 late C20 casements in panels of framing, one to either side of
boarded door under late C19 gabled brick porch with round-headed outer
arch, small late C19 casement above to right and blocked doorway to
far left; integral brick end stack to left and prominent external
stepped brick stack to back wall on right. Interior: timber frame
intact including to cross walls and to partition wall running length
of house. Tudor-arched doorway in partition wall; original plank
doors and short single-flight oak staircase to right of entrance;
roof of Queen-strut construction with cambered tie beams and collars.
The cottage is an exceptionally well-preserved example of its type.

Listing NGR: SJ5961701435

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26306889

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Recommended Books

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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)