Description

ST1336 CROWCOMBE CP

15/43 Nos 1-3 Carew Cottages

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GV II

Cottage, now divided. Perhaps late C16 enlarged early C17. Roughcast over cob, thatched roof, brick stacks gable end
left, on cross wing and to right of entrance to No.2. Plan: block facing forth onto road with gabled cross wing and
stair projection on East side. One and a half storeys, 1:2 bays;, 2-light casement in gable end of cross wing, two
2-light dormers, ground floor cross wing lit left and right returns, latter beside plank door (No.1), inset entrance
(No.2) casement to right and 12 pane sash window outer bay right flanking entrance to No.3, all C20 plank doors. The
best surviving thatched cottage in the parish, a picturesque composition eloquently demonstrating the sculptural
qualities of cob. Interior not viewed.

Listing NGR: ST1358736927

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26309635

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey