Description

BLANKNEY MAIN STREET
TF 0660 (west side)

7/13
Kingfisher Cottage

GV II

House. c1835 by W A Nicholson. Coursed limestone rubble with ashlar dressings.
Slate roofs with ashlar coped gables with moulded kneelers and finials. A row of
4, 3 and 2 moulded and chamfered ashlar gable stacks, plus a row of 3 similar white
brick and ashlar gable stacks. Chamfered ashlar plinth, first floor moulded band
and flush quoins. Single storey plus attics. T-plan. East front has central
shaped gabled projecting porch, with moulded, 4 centred arched, ashlar door surround
with 4 panel door and strapwork gable. Projecting gabled cross wing to the left
with a canted bay window with an ornate strapwork parapet. To the right a 2-light
window with strapwork gable and beyond a single storey wing with a 3-light window
under a shaped through eaves gable. Above a 2-light window to the left, with a
strapwork gable, and to the right a through eaves shaped gable dormer with a 2-light
window. The south front has two 3-light windows with strapwork gables, and above
3 continuous, through eaves, shaped gable dormers, each with a 2-light window, the
central window projects slightly and is supported on a shaped bracket. All the
windows have glazing bar casements, in moulded ashlar surrounds, the lower windows
have mullions and transoms, those above have only mullions. This building is part
of the complete estate village built by the Chaplin family of Blankney Hall.

Listing NGR: TF0675660196

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26500808

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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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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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)