Description

Westmill village
TL 3627 WESTMILL HIGH STREET
(south side)

8/20 Church Cottages
Nos 1, and 2
22.2.67

GV II

House, now 2 houses. C17 or earlier. Timber frame roughcast
with panelled stucco sill. Steep old red tile roof half-hipped
at W. Formerly a 3-unit house with C17 central chimney a third
from E end and external gable chimney at W. 2-storeys, with
timber framed C17 rear wing at W end partly faced in red brick
(sometime used as a smithy). High-set side-purlin roof with
wallplate end carried on elaborately shaped bracket at NE. N
front divided into 2 C18 houses with symmetrical arrangements
about 2 identical doors. On left (No 1) has casement windows
with 2 old 2-light leaded windows with iron casements on 1st
floor. No 2 has 3 flush box sash windows with 8/8 panes and
architrave on 1st floor and similar ones flanking the door. 6-
panelflush beaded doors each with moulded surround, swelled
frieze, projecting cornice and swept metal hip over. C18 small
central chimney just behind ridge and extra flue built onto E
side of old central chimney which has a triangular pilaster on
the broad N and S faces.

Listing NGR: TL3694827117

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26583634

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)