Description

HIMBLETON CP EARL'S COMMON
SO 95 NE
7/152 (19/89) Yew Tree Cottage
3.5.76
- II

House. C17, altered mid-C19 and restored mid-C20. Timber-framed with
rendered refacing and replacement walling, half-hipped thatched roof. Two
framed bays aligned north-east/south-west with probable former external
chimney to rear north-east end, now enclosed by later additions. Single
storey and attic with dormers. Framing: wall-plate partly visible; truncated
collar and tie-beam truss with two struts at south-west gable end.
South-west front elevation: windows are C19 metal casements; ground floor
has two 2-light windows with cambered heads, two eyebrow dormers cut into
the thatch with 2-light casements; main entrance to right side has a C20
gabled porch and, within, a ledged and battened door with a cambered head.
Brick stack to left of front ridge. Attic lights in gable ends. Interior
not inspected. A C20 single-storey addition adjoins to rear left and a
C20 extension is linked to the north-east end by a passageway.

Listing NGR: SO9567659178

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26633379

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
• 
  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
• 
  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
• 
  Old House Care and Repair
• 
  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
• 
  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House