Description

TL 22 NE WALKERN CHURCH END
(south side)

1/10 No 6
(Wych Elm Cottage)

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GV II

Small house. C15 or early C16, E bay early C17. Timber frame on
tarred brick sill, roughcast with panelled pargetting. Steep
half-hipped thatch roof carried down over weatherboarded lean-to
at E end. A one and a half storeys, 3-bay former small open hall
house with storeyed bay at W end and inserted gable chimney at E.
Deeper single-storey C17 one-bay E extension still open to roof.
Later weatherboarded lean-to on E. Faces N with lobby entrance
by chimney and a single 3-light lattice window. Cast-iron 3-
light lattice to E end. Interior shows close-studding, jowled
posts in both C15 and Cl7 parts. Collar-rafter roof with purlins
added in W end. Deep arched braces to cambered tie beam at
middle of hall. Old axial floor joists in W bay. Straight
tension bracing in Cl7 E bay. Weatherboarding originally
external at W now within lean-to. Notable for the unusual
survival of this small late medieval house.

Listing NGR: TL2912926574

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26394760

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Recommended Books

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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)