Building record 1242300000 - MERMAID COTTAGE
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1124875: MERMAID COTTAGE (DBC6291)
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Type and Period (5)
- HOUSE (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
- INN (17th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1799 AD)
- (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED BUILDING (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
- (Alternate Type) LOBBY ENTRY HOUSE (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
- (Alternate Type) DOUBLE PILE HOUSE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1799 AD)
Description
Grade II. Small house formerly an inn. C17 refronted, raised and extended C18. Rubble flint with brick bands forming panels. Old tile roof, central chimney, dentil brick eaves. Two storeys, three bays with fourth bay on right added recently in matching materials and windows. Original doorway opposite stack, now with 2-light casement window. Present door to left with modern lean-to tiled canopy. Three ground floor casements, all openings with segmental brick arches. Three Yorkshire sashes to first floor. Late C18 rear extension flint and brick, old tile roof paralled to main roof. Interior: large stack with inglenook to central room, chamfered spine beams, timber frame in rear wall with curved braces. Evidence of eaves being raised up in C18 (B1).
Sources (1)
- <1>SBC3679 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1983. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST. p26.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 93580 07008 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHOLESBURY-CUM-ST. LEONARDS, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
May 11 2020 7:31PM
