Rectory Gate Cottage

Description

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

HOLWELL PIRTON ROAD TL 1633 (East side)

9/21 Rectory Gate Cottage 19.1.83 - II

House. Early C17, probably a crosswing to a house probably extending to N, N wing 1952, E extension 1981. Timber frame on low black plinth, roughcast exterior with steep thatched roofs and decorative ridges.

Extensions in matching form and finishes. C17 part of 2-storeys and 2 structural bays, facing S, set back from road to W. Front has 2 3-light flush casement windows to 1st floor, C20 gabled enclosed porch to LH and casement window to RH. Large projecting E gable chimney now enclosed in matching small 2-storeys extension to E. W gable to road has scalloped bargeboard, a canted casement bay window with hipped red tile roof, 2-light casement window over, a single light small stair window, and lower 1 1/2-storeys N rear wing with 2-light casement window and eyebrow dormer over. Interior has exposed timber framing with close-studding to 1st floor, stepped-jowl posts, convex curved tension braces to corners, straight braces to tie-beams, clasped-purlin roof with straight wind-braces, tie-beam and collar trusses with straight inclined queen- struts, heavy cross-beam to floor and axial chamfered beams with hollow stops. Narrow C17 brick on chimney in English-bond with tumbled offsets.

Listing NGR: TL1651133164

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This is part of the Series: IOE01/0954 IOE Records taken by Graham R Heasman; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

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© Mr Graham R. Heasman. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project