Description

MORCHARD BISHOP FORE STREET (north-east side)
SS 7607 - 7707
Morchard Bishop
11/149
- No. 3
26.8.65
GV
II

Cottage. C18. Plastered cob on rubble footings; rubble stacks with C20 brick tops;
thatched roof. 2-room plan cottage with central entrance facing south-west set
between Nos 2 and 4 Fore Street (q.v.). End stacks. 2 storeys. Formerly
symmetrical 3-window front of C19 16-pane sashes now with C20 French window on
ground floor left. Central doorway now contains C20 glazed door and zinc-roofed
monopitch hood on plain posts.
Interior has plain carpentry detail. This cottage is slightly larger than most of
its neighbours. It is one of a row of 13 cottages which together form the longest
continuous run of thatch-roofed buildings in Devon, and probably the longest run in
England.

Listing NGR: SS7692107641

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26542525

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Recommended Books

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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)