Description

HODNET C.P.
HODNET

SJ 6028-6128
13/65
10.2.59

The Cottage

GV
II

House. Mid- and late C16 (porch dated 1546) with mid-C17 additions.
Timber framed with painted brick nogging on roughly dressed red sandstone
plinth. C20 machine tile roofs. Framing: square panels (3 and 4 from
wall plate to ground plate) with corner braces. Porch with closely-
spaced studs and middle rails, C16 hall range of 2 framed bays, C17
projecting gabled cross wing to right of 2 framed bays, and C16 porch
in angle. One storey and attic over basement with 2-storey porch.
C19 external brick end stack to right of hall range with 4 circular
shafts and C19 external lateral brick-stack at rear with 2 circular
shafts. Raking semi-dormer off-centre to left, altered in mid-C20.
3:1:2 window front; C20 two- and 3-light wooden casements with C20
stepped wooden cills. Timber framed gabled porch consisting of jetted
first floor with moulded bressumer (dated 1546) on shaped brackets and
jettied gable with roll-moulded bressumer on shaped brackets and parallel
diagonal framing. C20 nail-studded boarded door. Collar and
tie-beam end trusses with queen struts and V-struts. One post at rear
of hall range with scotch. Timber framed and brick lean-to at rear
with 6-panelled door. Interior not inspected but chamfered spine beams
noted in cross wing and the owner (April 1986) reports some panelling in
the cross wing and a winder stair.

Listing NGR: SJ6127828670

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26306981

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)