Building record 1237200000 - HALFWAY COTTAGE

Summary

Sixteenth or early seventeenth century timber-framed house called Halfway Cottage

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1162860: HALFWAY COTTAGE (DBC1674)

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Type and Period (2)

  • HOUSE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1500 AD? to 1699 AD?)
  • (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1500 AD? to 1699 AD?)

Description

Grade II. So named because it was reckoned to be halfway from Dorney Court to the inn and coach stop on the Bath Road. C16 or early Cl7. Timber-framed; tiled roof. South elevation cement rendered and covered with ivy. Two storeys with chimney at each end. Ground floor with oak door with wrought iron hinges and, on either side, a long narrow window with diamond leaded lights and a 3-light casement. First floor with one 3-light, two 2-light and one small window, all with square leaded lights. On the right-hand return a porch formed by exposing part of the oversailing first floor. East elevation of one storey plus attic. Brick. Two casement windows and a dormer window. Right-hand return with gable end, garden door and 3-light window above, both with Y-tracery (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC4001 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: DISTRICT OF SOUTH BUCKS. p126.

Location

Grid reference SU 92842 79444 (point)
Civil Parish DORNEY, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

May 20 2025 9:45AM

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