Description

DITTISHAM
CAPTON
SX85SW
10/264 Thatch Cottage

GV II

Cottage. Circa early C19, possibly older at the left hand end. White-
painted stone rubble, part of the left hand end may be cap. Thatched roof
with gable end to the left abutting adjoining house and semi-conical end to
the right over the rounded end wall. Rendered gable end stack to the left.
Plan: 2-room plan with a central entrance, the larger left hand room is
heated from a gable end stack, the smaller right hand room at the lower end
has a rounded end wall and appears to be unheated. The right hand end of
the cottage which is now divided by partitions may be an early, C19 rebuild
and the left hand may be earlier.
Exterior: storeys. Almost symmetrical 12-window front. Small late C18
or early C19 2-light casements with glazing bars, 6-panes per light, with
slate sills and C20 louvred mock shutters. Doorway to right of centre has
old doorframe and circa late C19 divided plank door.
The rear elevation has a small C20 window at the centre of the first floor
and another in the rear of the end wall on the ground floor.
Interior: not inspected but may retain some features of interest.

Listing NGR: SX8372953108

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26507367

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Recommended Books

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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings