Description

WATLINGTON CHRISTMAS COMMON
SU79SW
3/133 Chiltern Cottage

GV II

House. C17, remodelled in early C18. Originally timber-framed. Front of rendered
flint rubble with early C18 brick dressings: later C18 random bond brick walling
to left and right bays: similar materials to rear. Gabled old tile roof; ridge
stacks finished in C20 brick. L-plan. 2 storeys; 4-window range. Timber lintel
over C20 door with C20 brick porch. Irregular fenestration of flat brick arches
over C20 leaded casements, except C18 two-light casement with diamond panes
above C18 three-light leaded casement to right. C18 rear outshut. Right-angled
C18 wing to right of front of one storey and attic, one-bay range: rendered
flint rubble with brick dressings and gabled old tile roof; brick external
stack; 3-light leaded casement to left. Interior: original timber framing
exposed to rear. Stop-chamfered bean and chamfered bressumers over fireplaces.
Four-bay queen-post roof with clasped purlins.

Listing NGR: SU7139593170

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26573982

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Recommended Books

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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)