Description

TQ 7843
5/124

STAPLEHURST
HIGH STREET
(East side)
Wimborne Cottage

GV
II

House, formerly house and shop, now house. C16 or earlier, with
C17, C19 and C20 alterations. Timber framed. Ground floor red
brick, first floor weatherboarded. Plain tile roof. Approximately
3 timber-framed bays, probably extending further to left. 2
storeys. Gabled, with slightly-projecting wall-plate ends and
verges. Arch-braced tie-beam to left gable end, and plain crown-post
with one foot brace. Collar purlin continues to collar between
projecting verges. Multiple brick ridge stack to left of centre.
Irregular fenestration of 4 casements, some leaded; three 3-light
and one 2-light under stack. Ribbed door up 2 steps under stack.
Rear lean-to. Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: TQ7859743039

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26313892

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Recommended Books

• 
  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Old House Care and Repair