BELLHANGERS

Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

SX 98 SE LYMPSTONE CHURCH ROAD (south side), Lympstone 5/17 Bellhangers - - II

End cottage of a row of 3. C17 with later alterations. Block plastered cob on stone footings; gabled-end slate roof. Formerly 2 cottages, that to the left at some point in the C19 converted into a shop, each single-cell structures with rear wing to the shop. End stack with brick shafts. 2 storeys.

Front: 2-window range; 6:12:6 pane oriel window to the left, the central part being a horizontally sliding sash; 18-pane horizontally sliding sash window to the right; beneath the oriel is a 24-pane bow window under a moulded cornice, the former shop window; 16-pane horizontally sliding sash window to the right of 2 adjacent front doors. Rear wing with 2 small casement windows to left-hand elevation.

Interior: one ceiling beam, chamfered, with hollow step stops; roof, 2 trusses, apex not visible, collars halved; purlins back on to principals; all clean.

Bellhangers and the other cottages in this row from an important group close to the parish church.

Listing NGR: SX9925584228

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/1508 IOE Records taken by Tony Ovens; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

Rights

© Mr Tony Ovens. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project