Description

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SO 75 SE
2/47

LEIGH CP
Leigh Sinton
Ahimsa

(formerly listed as Malvern House Cottage or Ahimsa, A 4103, previously listed as part of Malvern House)

29.7.59

II
House. Possibly c1600 with C15 remains. Timber-framing with brick infill and tile roof. Comprises a cross-wing and the truncated remains of a cruck hall. Two storeys. Windows are C20 casements. Front gable of wing has one window on the ground floor and two on first floor. The tie-beam is interrupted and there are V-struts above the collar. The left-hand (east) wall of this wing is framed in square panels. The rear gable wall has a tie-beam, collar, and vertical struts. The west wall of the truncated hall range has exposed cruck blades with a tie-beam, a collar interrupted by a first floor window and blades truncated at an upper collar. Doorway to right of ground floor window.

Interior: some ceiling beams are exposed, but no further cruck trusses are visible.

Listing NGR: SO7823950776

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26390940

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Recommended Books

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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock