Description

TL 1551 BLUNHAM HIGH STREET (East Side)

7/5 Nos 2 (the Ovens) and
11.10.73 4 (Battle Cottage) (formerly listed
as Nos 2 and 4 and Outbuilding
- at W end)
II
Houses. Late C17 and C19. Plaque: "AD 1699". Timber framed, some timbering
exposed to no. 2, parts of no. 2 rebuilt in brick, the whole with colourwashed
roughcast render. Part of no. 2 has clay tile roof, the rest of the block has
thatched roof. Original block of 3-room plan, one storey and attics, RH part
of no. 2 being converted outbuilding. Ground floor has 2 doors to main block,
both with moulded surrounds and pediments, no. 2 with 4 panel door, no. 4 with
3 panel door, the upper part glazed. 3 3-light casements with leaded lights,
that to RH block under cambered head. 5 dormers overall, central one of main
block and 2 RH ones being C20 insertions, all with C20 2-light casements.

Listing NGR: TL1527851147

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26430567

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)