Description

HARRIETSHAM CHEGWORTH ROAD
TQ 85 SE (east side)

4/16 Fir Cottage ( formerly
listed as Fir Cottage
26.4.68 and
Fir Trees)
II

House, later house row, now house. Early C17 or earlier, probably
of several periods. Timber-framed, weatherboarded, with plain tile
roof. Cross-wing to left 2 storeys and attics, left end of main
range 2 storeys, right end 1½ storeys, all on stone plinth. Cross-
wing has jettied gable with moulded bressumer on decoratively
carved brackets, with moulded bargeboards and pendant. Roof of
main range in 2 parts, left end higher than right. Right end hipped
to right. Multiple brick ridge stack to 2-storey section and red
brick stack to right end of right section. One 2-light leaded
casement to gable of wing and glazing-bar sash with thick glazing bars
to first floor. 2-storey section has one 2-light leaded ovolo-
moulded mullion window to first floor. 2 gabled eaves dormers to
right section. Boarded door beneath stack with flat hood on
decoratively carved early Cl7-style brackets.- Weatherboarded lean-to
at either end. Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: TQ8504952863

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26480458

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Recommended Books

• 
  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability