Description

TL4821SE BISHOPS STORTFORD BASBOW LANE
(west side)

3/10001 Nos 43 and 45

GV II

House, with possible non-domestic origins, converted to form a pair of cottages C17 with
C18 alterations, further altered and extended C20. Timber-framed, now plastered, with
peg-tiled roof central stack of red brick with plain capping and C20 extensions to rear. 'T'
plan house, originally rectangular pair, with rear addition. East elevation 2 storeys, 2 bays,
detached at south end, with doorways at each end below shallow bracketted hoods. Door
to south a reset C18 4-panel type with fielded panels; door to north a C20 4-panel type.
Between the doors, 2 windows to each floor, all hornless glazing bar sashes, 6 over 6 panes,
below cornice hoods. West elevation with catslide roof is of 3 storeys with C20
weatherboarded lean-to. C20 extension to south. Interior not inspected but information
provided by owner confirms presence of exposed timber framing in oak and elm, including
stout primary bracing, and a face-halved and bladed scarf joint in south wall top plate.

Listing NGR: TL4860521498

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26542544

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Recommended Books

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback