Description

ELLESMERE RURAL C.P. COLEMERE
SJ 43 SW
9/102 Bank House
-
- II

Shown on O.S. map as Post Office.
Farmhouse, latterly post office, now house. Early C17 with later
additions and alterations. Timber framed with red brick infill; straw
thatch roof. Apparently original 2-cell cottage of end baffle-entry plan
to left extended by 2 bays to right in late C17, right bay possibly formerly
agricultural. One storey and attic. Framing: rectangular panels, 2
from cill to wall-plate with short straight braces from wall posts to
wall-plate and tie beam. Queen-strut end truss to left. Smaller square
panels to later C17 addition. Original part has C19 casement to far left
and 2 grouped together to centre with gabled eaves dormer directly above
right window. C20 panelled door to far right with red brick ridge stack
(former end stack) directly above. Later C17 addition has 6-paned sash
window to left and small C19 casement to right with red brick ridge stack
between. Interior. Not inspected but likely to be of interest.

Listing NGR: SJ4340332745

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26471017

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)