Hollow Bottom Cottage
HOLLOW BOTTOM COTTAGE, 27, NICHOL LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1186831
- Date first listed:
- 11-Oct-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Hollow Bottom Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- HOLLOW BOTTOM COTTAGE, 27, NICHOL LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1186831
- Date first listed:
- 11-Oct-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Hollow Bottom Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- HOLLOW BOTTOM COTTAGE, 27, NICHOL LANE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- HOLLOW BOTTOM COTTAGE, 27, NICHOL LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Bromley (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 40568 70504
Details
The following building shall be added:
NICHOL LANE TQ 47 SW (Hollow Bottom Cottage) 6/314 No 27 II
Cottage. Date 1739 (scratched into brickwork on front elevation) with probable mid C19 rear extension and late C19 left side addition and C20 refenestration. Original part has front and right side elevations of Flemish bond brickwork with red brick stretched and grey brick leaders and cement rendered left side elevation. Gambrel roof, the lower part clad with renewed tiles, the upper part pantiled and right side partially external brick stack, 2 storeys and attics, one window and one window space. 2nd floor flat-roofed dormer with casement. 1st floor has right side renewed sash with vertical glazing bars, horns and leaded lights and left side window bricked up at the time of the window tax. Ground floor has right side renewed sash with cambered head, leaded lights and horns. Left side early C19 doorcase with flat wooden hood on brackets, moulded architrave and 4 flush panelled door. Moulded wooden eaves cornice and Hand in Hand insurance plaque. Rear has portable mid C19 extension of 2 storeys brown brick with slate roof, one casement window and 2 plank doors. Left side late C19 single storeyed stock brick lean to exten- sion with 4 C20 windows. Interior has living room with C18 plank cupboard with iron hinges to right of fireplace and C18 3 plank door to left heading to original wooden winder staircase. Beaded 4 plank door to rear in moulded architrave. Dado panelling is probably late C19. 1st floor has front bedroom with plank cupboard door with iron hinges and rear bedroom door a 2 vertical panelled door cut down from a larger doorcase. 3 plank door to 2nd floor room the fire insurance was renewed in 1761 when the building was described as a brick house in a garden. At the end of the C19 it was occupied by a gamekeeper to Sundridge Park. A list of C18 owners discovered from the insurance records are to be found in "Not a Mile from Milk Street" by Andrew J Martin,
Listing NGR: TQ4056870504
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 358651
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Martin, A, Not Mile from Milk Street, ()
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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