Description

SO 86 NW OMBERSLEY CP ACTON

1/77 The Yeoman's House
(formerly listed as
Acton Meadow Cottages)
14.3.69
- II

House. Cl7, mid-C19 alterations, restored mid-C20. Timber-framed, rendered
infill, sandstone rubble plinth, plain tiled roof with scalloped barge-boards,
external brick chimneys with diagonal shafts to left side elevation and rear.
Probably two framed bays being cross-wing of original structure. Two storeys,
attic and cellar. Framing: four square panels from sill to wall-plate, short
straight braces in upper corners, tie-beam trusses with two collars and queen
struts. Front gable end -has a barred metal cellar window and ledged and bat-
tened cellar door, a ground and first floor 4-light casement and an attic
light. Main entrance is C20 single storey and attic wing adjoining left
side elevation; two storey wing adjoins right side elevation, brick on sand-
stone rubble base and having two first floor 3-light casements and two ledged
and battened doors, all with cambered heads. Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SO8476867620

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26467669

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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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