Description

SX 38 NE LIFTON TINHAY

2/154 Logs Cottage
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GV II

House. Possibly medieval origins, late C16 or early C17 alterations, C20
renovations. Whitewashed rendered cob with thatched roof gabled at ends and large
stone stack on ridge with thatch weatherings and rendered stack at right gable end.
Said to have smoke-blackened roof timbers at the higher end of the stack but no
access to these at the time of survey 1985. It may have been a medieval open hall
house with a stack backing on to the through passage inserted in the late C16 or
early C17, when the lower end may have rebuilt with accommodation above a byre or
storage space. Front of hall slightly advanced to left of stack. 3 room and through
passage plan survives with single-storey lean-to addition at rear. 2 storeys. 3
window front with entrance on front at right. 2 first floor 3-light casements at
higher end have 3 panes per light. similar 2-light casement to right of stack.
Ground floor window left 6-pane sash, 2 other ground floor windows 2 light casements,
6 panes per light.
Interior chamfered stopped timber lintel to fireplace. Cobbled floor below cement at
lower end. 2 large pegged trusses at lower end without collars, originally with
diagonally-set ridge.
Formerly known as Downs View.

Listing NGR: SX3937385133

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26399500

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Recommended Books

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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)