Description

GREAT RISSINGTON RECTORY LANE
SP 1917-2017
9/190 Blue Close
GV II
One of a pair of cottages (q.v. Blue Close Cottage). Mid C17.
Coursed roughly squared and dressed limestone with dressed stone
quoins. Concrete tile roof with an ashlar stack. Rectangular plan
with gable end to road. Two storeys and attic lit by a single-
light garret window with a double-chamfered surround and a moulded
hood and horizontal glazing bars. Original 3-light double-
chamfered stone-mullioned casement with horizontal glazing bars,
stopped hood and hollow-moulded mullions below. Early C20 flat-
chamfered stone-mullioned casement also with a stopped hood to the
ground floor of the gable end. Three-windowed entrance front with
an original 2-light double-chamfered stone-mullioned casement to
the first floor. C20 single-light with a flat-chamfered concrete
stone surround and a 2-light metal casement within a cambered-
headed surround to the left. Three-light hollow-chamfered stone-
mullioned casement with a stopped hood to the ground floor, right
of a C19 plank door under a projecting gabled canopy supported on
wooden brackets. Two-light metal casement within a cambered-headed
surround to the left. Small early fixed 2-light window with a
timber lintel below the eaves on the opposite side. Stack at gable
end facing the road with moulded capping and flat-chamfered
skirting. Axial stack with squared off capping and eroded
skirting. Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SP1972017207

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26446131

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Recommended Books

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  For the Record
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback