Description

SYSTON

SK 6211 BROOK STREET (East Side)

9/104 No. 3

19.5.76

GV II

Cottage, dated 1686. Flemish bond brickwork with blue headers. Welsh slate
roof a C19 heightening. Cobble plinth in gable wall. Two storied, two unit
plan. Doorway slightly off centre, in renewed case, and outer renewed 3-light
horizontally sliding sash windows on each floor. Original lower right hand
window head visible; of less width, a straight vertical-brick head. The
original left hand lower window head is also evident, and the right hand
limit of its window survives as a straight joint. Elaborately moulded brick
string course, with dentils. Dated on a stone with initials N over I.I.
This is the earliest dated brick cottage in the County. Gable end stacks.

Listing NGR: SK6243411777

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26643228

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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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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  For the Record
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6