Description

TENDRING

1251/0/10012 THE STREET
29-JUL-05 14, 15 & OWL COTTAGE

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3 cottages, formerly 4. Comprising pair of early/mid-C17 cottages (Nos.16 & 17 which are now Owl Cottage, and No.15) plus C18 addition (No.14). Timber-framed, refronted in rendered brickwork with tiled roof having central and end brick chimney stacks both rebuilt on exterior. Nos. 15 and Owl Cottage are one storeyed with attics, 3 bays. Three gabled dormers and C20 casements below. Owl Cottage has cambered doorcase. Sawtooth eaves cornice. No. 14 has projecting gable and horned sash. Interior: no. 16 element has open fireplace with wooden bressumer, stop-chamfered spine beam and end wall with unusual serpentine bracing similar to examples in nearby Harwich.

This row of cottages forms an integral part of the architectural pattern of the village and the C17 cottages contain interesting serpentine bracing within their timber frame.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26670828

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Recommended Books

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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)