Description

CHILDREY HIGH STREET
SU3687 (East side)
12/63 The Old Thatch

GV II

House. C17, remodelled with early C18 bay to left. Roughcast over original
timber frame; square framing exposed to rear; thatched roof, brick stacks.
Original 2-unit lobby entry plan extended to 3 units in early C18 2-storey,
3-window range. C18 plank door in heavy frame. C20 casements with C19 moulded
architraves, except one 3-light leaded casement to top left; half-hipped roof,
ridge stack. Interior: early C18 plank doors with fittings, door next to
fireplace has graffito John Bowle 1730. Full set of chamfered and stopped beams
to right and left. Painted prayer with c.1725 inscription on left side of wall
dividing left from central rooms. Original straight flight stairs adjoin rear
of stack. Roof not visible. Late C20 flat-roofed extension to rear right, and
attached C20 lean-to garage to left.

Listing NGR: SU3616987445

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26492569

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Recommended Books

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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)