Description

HATHERLEIGH BRIDGE STREET (east side),
SS 5404
Hatherleigh
11/27 No. 27 (Vine Cottage)
-
GV II
House. Probably late medieval origins, altered in C17. Plastered stone and cob
walls. Gable ended thatch roof. Large axial granite stack with brick shaft. Brick
stack at left-hand end.
Plan: 2-room plan with hall to the right, heated by axial stack which backs onto a
wide passageway through the house to the courtyard at the rear.
Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 2-window front of early C19 3-light casements on
first floor, C19 2-light casement to left on ground floor and mid C20 3-light
casement to the right with a stone hoodmould above. To left of centre is wide
opening to passageway with projecting cheeks and C19 double plank doors.
Interior: only partially accessible. Passageway is cobbled and has a chamfered
plank and muntin screen to left and section of screen to right behind stack with
mason's mitres to headbeam. Right-hand room has large open fireplace and heavy
ceiling beams. Early roof trusses may survive as the adjoining property No. 29
(q.v) has one.
This is one of the more unaltered examples of a particular plan-type characteristic
of Hatherleigh town.

Listing NGR: SS5413204351

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26603681

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