Description

ASHTON UNDER HILL CP ELMLEY ROAD (east side)
SO 9837 - 9937
11/28 Grassmere Cottage
GV II

House. Late C16, restored and extended mid-C20. Timber-framed with
rendered infill on limestone rubble base and half-hipped thatched roof.
Two framed bays aligned north/south, large external chimney with brck
ridge stack at south end now enclosed by single-bay C20 addition which
continues main roofline. Single storey and attic with dormers. Framing:
two and three panels from sill to wall-plate, truncated collar and tie-
beam truss with struts at north end. West front elevation: windows are
all C20 leaded casements; the original part has two ground floor 2-light
windows, two eyebrow dormers with a 2-light and a 3-light window and the
main entrance to the left of the south bay which has a thatched porch on
timber posts and a C20 door. The additional bay to the south has a 3-light
ground floor window and an eyebrow dormer with a 2-light window. C20 lean-to
addition to full length of rear elevation. Interior retains its large fireplace.

Listing NGR: SO9977337984

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26460734

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Recommended Books

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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (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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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)