Description

SU 42 NE COMPTON ELM LANE
Shawford

5/31 Shawford Cottage

II

Farmhouse, then 3 cottages, now single residence. C17, altered C18 and
C20. Timber-frame core encased in brick and slate-hung, all colourwashed,
old plain tile roof. 4 bay, double pile 2 storey. Approximately central
planked door in solid frame with gabled hood positioned to left of stack.
To left 2 and to right 3 2-light leaded casements of C17 to C19. At left
end C18 16-pane segmental head sash. On 1st floor raised eaves with original
dormers now incorporated into walls, 2-light casements. Roof hipped with
ridge stack to left of centre. Inside between ranges stud wall of timber
with reed and daub infill and on 1st floor right bay originally had separate
octagonal roof, possibly used as a chapel.

Listing NGR: SU4738025128

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26450943

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)