Description

WORMLEIGHTON
SP4453
15/171 Nos.4 and 5, The Ten Cottages

GV II

Pair of estate cottages. 1848. Probably designed by Edward Blore, for Earl
Spencer. Ironstone ashlar, with moulded cornice; red brick to rear. Double-span
roof of fish scale tiles to front, slates to rear, has coped gable parapets and
moulded kneelers; central stone stack with C20 brick square shafts. Double-depth
plan. Tudor style. 2 storeys; 2-window range. 2 shallow projecting gabled bays.
Wood mullioned windows with painted iron lattices, of 3 lights with transom on
ground floor and 2 lights on first floor. Hood moulds. Front and return side
gables have shields with Spencer crest and date. Return sides have porches with
coped gable parapets and kneelers. Chamfered Tudor arch in straight head with
sunk spandrels and hood mould. Sides have chamfered lancets. Inside is a
chamfered Tudor arch doorway and ribbed door. 2-light windows to left. Chamfered
openings with alternating block surround throughout. Interiors not inspected.
(Buildings of England: Warwickshire, p.483).

Listing NGR: SP4493053668

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26684100

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Recommended Books

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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)