Description

WITCHAMPTON
ST 9806
WITCHAMPTON VILLAGE
13/144
Rose Lea
18.3.55

GV II

Detached cottage. Probably early C17. Timber framed walls with brick infill.
Half hipped thatched roof, brick end stacks. One storey and attic. At right
angles to road. In this gable end, ground floor has 2 casements with glazing
bars. Attic has one horizontally sliding sash with lead lights. Entrance at
rear. Main (south) elevation has on ground floor, one casement with glazing
bars, and one horizontally sliding sash with part glazing bars, part lead
lights. Attic has one dormer with casements with glazing bars. Internally,
main ground floor room has large fireplace, part built up. Several chamfered
ceiling beams. Roof space not inspected, but cutting away of main tie beam
for a door suggests this house may be of open hall origin. (c/f Old House).
Plank and muntin partition by stair. (R.C.H.M. Monument 9. Dorset Vol V).

Listing NGR: ST9885806488

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26448637

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Recommended Books

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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas