Description

LEIGHTON AND EATON CONSTANTINE C.P.

SJ 60 NW
2/73
Brockholes Bank

II

Cottage. Late C17 with later additions and alterations. Timber framed
with painted brick infill on rendered plinth, machine tile roof. One
storey and attic, 3 framed bays; framing: tall vertical panels to
girding beam with single square panels above to wall-plate, long straight
tension braces; plastered gable ends (painted black and white in
imitation of timber frame) retain structural framing behind; square
panelling to back wall now hidden by full-length C20 single-storey brick
lean-to (not of special architectural interest); C20 casements to
left and right with 3 contemporary flat-roofed eaves dormers above;
entrance through C20 door in right gable end and painted brick ridge
stack slightly to left of centre. Interior: ground floor knocked into
one room but retains chamfered spine beams with heavy joists; single-
purlin roof has trusses concealed by wallpaper at time of re-survey
(1985).

Listing NGR: SJ6155806247

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26648412

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Recommended Books

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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  For the Record