Description

SS94SW SELWORTHY CP
TIVINGTON KNOWLE

9/134 Cottage
(National Trust Estate No 97)
22.5.69

GV II

Pair of detached cottages subsequently linked to form one dwelling. C18, altered mid C19 and extended late C20. Red
sandstone random rubble, thatched roofs, external stacks gable ends. Unusual plan, appears to be 2 single cell cottages
set diagonally and linked by lower roofed block, extended at rear. Two storeys, all C19 and C20 leaded casements, left
hand block 3-light casement first floor, 4-light below under stone relieving arch, full height stepped buttress on
right return, rendered gable end, set back lower independently roofed bay, 2-light casement first floor, ground floor
C19 Tudor arch head light to left of plank door with corrugated iron roofed porch carried on wooden columns, gable end
of right hand block abutting at an angle lit with 2-light casements, right return of one bay 2 and 3-light. Interiors
not sighted; said to contain left, stair projection concealed in extension, blocked doorway in right hand cottage
indicating probably similar plan but stairs now missing. otherwise no datable features but a charming composition. (VAG
Report, unpublished SRO, April 1979).

Listing NGR: SS9349144546

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26629027

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner 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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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)