Description

ASHTON HIGHER ASHTON
SI 88 SE
6/21 No 1, Ridgeway
GV II
Cottage. Circa mid C18 with some late C20 modifications. Whitewashed rendered cob
on stone rubble footings; thatched roof, hipped at ends; end stacks.
Plan: Single depth, 2 rooms wide, the right hand room slightly smaller, approximately
central entrance into a stair hall. Narrow rear service room/axial passage behind
stair. A late C20 lean-to has been added at the right end.
Exterior: 2 storeys. Almost symmetrical 2 window front, the eaves thatch eyebrowed
over the first floor windows; steps up to plank front door with C20 pentice; C19 2-
light timber casements with glazing bars. The rear elevation has an approximately
central door into the rear service room/passage with a C20 timber and glazed porch.
Eaves thatch eyebrowed over first floor window left which is an C18 or C19 small-pane
2-light timber casement, similar window ground floor left; 3-light late C19 or C20
casement to ground floor right.
Interior: C18 and C19 joinery; the left hand room has C20 exposed joists and a
rebuilt fireplace; the right hand room has a circa 1870s marbled chimneypiece.
The cottage is sited gable end to the road and forms a group with Nos 1 and 2
Ridgeway and Pitmans (q.v.).

Listing NGR: SX8568584669

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26456920

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2