Description

PREES C.P. DARLISTON
SJ 53 SE
7/66 Bainton Cottages
- (formerly listed
as The Post Office
28.10.60 and Cottage adjoining
Post Office)
- II
Shown on O.S. map as Post Office.
Farmhouse, latterly divided into cottage and post office, now house.
Early C17 with later additions and alterations. Timber framed with
painted brick infill; plain tile roof. L-plan comprising hall range
of 2½ framed bays to right and gabled cross-wing projecting to left.
One storey and attic to hall range, 2 storeys to cross-wing. Framing:
square and rectangular panels, 3 from cill to wall-plate, with short
straight tension braces and V-struts from collar to hall range; gable
of cross-wing is close studded with middle rail and hewn jetty to first
floor; moulded bressumer with ogee stops and long straight tension braces
to ground floor, herringbone decoration above tie beam. Late C20 leaded
casements in panels of framing, 2 to ground floor of cross-wing with
one above to gable; 2 to ground floor of hall range with contemporary
gabled eaves dormers asymmetrically placed above. C18 or C19 boarded
door under gabled hood to left of hall range with rebuilt brown brick
stack directly behind ridge immediately to left. Interior: not inspected
but likely to be of interest.

Listing NGR: SJ5828533338

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26307640

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Recommended Books

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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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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)