Description

PAINSWICK CHURCH HILL, Sheepscombe
SO 81 SE
(west side)
2/53 Myrtle cottage and
Pennsylvania cottage
- II
Three cottages in row. C17 or early C18, much modified. Squared and coursed
limestone, front roof slope slate left, concrete tile right; rear slope stone
slate and concrete tile. In 3 builds, and with one section below the
remainder. Left is 2-storey, 2 windows and right 2½ storeys, 2 windows.
Windows varied, but several 2 or 3-light stone mullioned casements, with stopped
hoods at ground floor; a glazed porch and C20 door to left half; to right a
blocked doorway, and extreme right a C18 plank door under deep lintel, and a
vertical oval oculus. One brick and one stone stack. Gable end to road has at
first floor two C20 casements, and at ground floor a 2-light recessed chamfer
stone mullioned casement with hood. Scattered windows to back, including one
2-light stone casement.

Listing NGR: SO8916610132

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26383328

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Recommended Books

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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]