Description

SP 90 NW CHOLESBURY-CUM-ST. LEONARDS HAWRIDGE
(north side)

2/76 Mermaid Cottage

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- II

Small house formerly an inn. C17 refronted, raised and extended C18.
Rubble flint with brick bands forming panels. Old tile roof, central
chimney, dentil brick eaves. Two storeys, three bays with fourth bay
on right added recently in matching materials and windows. Original
doorway opposite stack, now with 2-light casement window. Present
door to left with modern lean-to tiled canopy. Three ground floor
casements, all openings with segmental brick arches. Three Yorkshire
sashes to first floor. Late C18 rear extension flint and brick, old
tile roof paralled to main roof. Interior: large stack with inglenook
to central room, chamfered spine beams, timber frame in rear wall with
curved braces. Evidence of eaves being raised up in C18.

Listing NGR: SP9358107008

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26417916

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)