Description

SS8947 SELWORTHY CP BOSSINGTON

22/84
Olands
22.5.69

GV II

Pair of semi-detached cottages, now one dwelling. Possibly C17, largely rebuilt late C19. Local stone random rubble,
plain clay tile roof, central lateral stack with triple ridge tile bread oven projection to right, stone stack rising
from eaves end bay left with full height buttress. Plan: original plan not clear without internal inspection, 3-cell at
present. Two storeys, 4 bays; C20 2-light casements, full height buttress between first and second bays left, ground
floor left 3-light below wooden lintel, double Roman tiled gabled rustic wooden porch beside lateral stack, similarly
tiled pentice porch on lattice brackets to right, entrance blocked with C20 window, another 2-light casement below
wooden lintel to right. Abutting, lower independantly double Roman tiled roofed wing, one and a half storeys with
single window end right, lit gable end. Rear elevation entirely late C19 with brick jambs to square window openings.
Interesting example of C19 restoration with attractive front and utilitarian rear elevation. (Photographs in NMR).

Listing NGR: SS8984047887

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26583778

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Recommended Books

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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair