Description

MONKTON
ST 10 SE
10/86 Little Thatch
-
- II
Cottage. Mid - late C17, refurbished in the mid C19 modernised circa 1970.
Plastered local stone and flint rubble, maybe with some cob; thatch roof to main
house, slate to the outshot and tile to the C20 extension.
Plan: 3-room plan house facing south. The end rooms have gable-end stacks, the
right one projecting and the centre room has a rear lateral stack although this is a
C20 insertion. In fact this is a central service room plan house, the centre room
was originally the dairy or buttery. There is circa 1970 single storey service
extension projecting at right angles to rear of the right (east) end and there is a
woodstore outshot on the right end. House is 2 storeys.
Exterior: irregular 3-window front of C19 and C20 casements containing rectangular
panes of leaded glass and the first floor ones have C19 Tudor style hoodmoulds over.
The front doorway is right of centre and it contains a C20 door with a contemporary
thatch-roofed porch on plain timber posts. The main roof is gable-ended.
Interior: was not available for inspection at the time of this survey altnough C17
carpentry detail is suspected and C17 fireplace with an oak-framed front was noticed
in the left front room.

Listing NGR: ST1877002761

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26390431

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Recommended Books

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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)