Description

BRETFORTON CP B 4035 (north side)
SP 0844 - SP 0944

13/24 The Close (formerly listed
as Cottage SE of Manor Farm
occupied by Leslie)
30.7.59

GV II

House. C17 with some early C19 and mid-C20 alterations. Coursed rubble with
ashlar dressings and Cotswold stone roof. L-plan, ranges extending to west
(with gable-end stack) and south (with lateral stack). East front: two storeys
with stone coped verge to right, rebuilt in brick to left; two windows, a fixed
casement under segmental head to left and a 2-light stone mullioned window to
right. The ground floor has a 2-light casement to left and a similar mullioned
window to right. Entrance in angle between ranges through a C20 porch. Gable-
end stack has motifs, carved in relief, including a dog and a fleur-de-lys.
Interior: inglenook fireplace with two small recesses, each having a triangular
head in rear wall. The other stack has a triangular stone head to the fireplace.

Listing NGR: SP0875544138

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26451433

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