Description

AIRTON -
SD 95 NW

3/5 Garris Croft and Tatham
Cottage

II

2 houses, Tatham Cottage C17, Garris Croft refronted mid C19. Tatham Cottage is
of slobbered rubble and Garris Croft of squared rubble, both now under one stone
slate roof. Tatham Cottage has a chamfered doorway and 3 double chamfered
windows at differing heights: a low one without mullion to right of the door, a
2-light at lintel height to left , and a 3-light to first floor. Gable stack.
Small later extension against gable wall. Garris Croft has 2 sashes, with
glazing bars to each floor, and board door between, all with plain stone
surrounds. 2 stacks. To rear Tatham Cottage has one 2-light double chamfered
mullionwindow to first floor and 2 large 3-light mullion and transom windows to
ground floor which, though not recessed or chamfered, have raised bands around
them. One of these windows overlaps with the C19 front to Garris Croft,
suggesting that the two houses may originally have been one.

Listing NGR: SD9015159101

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26603135

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)