Description

BOVEY TRACEY BRADLEY ROAD, Bovey Tracey
SX 8278

12/52
- Church Steps
4.4.78
GV
II

Pair of cottages, formerly the Church House. Probably C16. Rough cast solid
walls, probably partly cob, but south gable and rear wing are of rubble stone.
Thatched roofs, the south gable of main range and rear gable of wing half-hipped.
North gable has projecting chimney-stack of granite ashlar with chamfered plinth,
offsets and moulded tapered top; short added brick shaft on top. Brick chimney-
shaft on south gable. L-shaped plan with rounded rubble stair turret to rear of
main range. 2-storeyed with rear wing of 1 1/2 storeys. 3-window front. All windows with wooden casements; late C19 or early C20 of 2 panes, except for right-hand window of each storey, which is C20 with leaded lights. Doorway, off-centre to right, has late C16 or C17 ovolo-moulded wood frame with cranked head. C20 porch with thatched roof supported by wooden posts. To left of it in ground storey and 2-light casement, and then, at a slightly higher level, a 4-light casement, the opening having a moulded wood frame and drip-mould, the latter with its right-hand terminal missing. Above it, in second storey, a 3-light casement, and over the doorway a 2-light casement. The level of the windows steps down successively.
Interior not inspected, but probably contains features of interest, some of them
possibly concealed under plaster.

Listing NGR: SX8207178560

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26459158

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
• 
  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover