Description

BROADHEMBURY HEMBERCOMBE
ST 00 NE

2/73 Hembercombe Cottage

7.12.62

GV II

Small estate cottage. Probably late C17/C18, C20 renovations. Creamwashed rendered
cob on stone rubble footings; thatched roof with a plain ridge, gabled at ends,
hipped at right end of addition; end stacks with red brick shafts.
Plan: Single depth plan, 2 rooms wide with a central entrance, 1 room plan addition
(single storey) at the right end, rear outshut probably post-dating the main range.
Exterior: Sited on the outskirts of Broadhembury village. 2 storeys. Slightly
asymmetrical 2 window front with a central C20 or C19 gabled porch with a segmental
arched outer doorway and a C20 plank and stud front door. Ground floor window left
is a probably C19 2-light small-pane timber casement, ground floor right a 3-light
C20 timber replacement with small panes. 2 first floor gabled dormers with C19 or
C20 small pane timber casements. 2-light small-pane casement in right end addition.
Interior: Not inspected but said to be plain.
One of a group of small houses and cottages on the lane leading to Broadhembury
Common, probably a commoner's cottage.

Listing NGR: ST0996205105

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26618510

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Recommended Books

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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)