Description

ASHTEAD CRAMPSHAW LANE
TQ 1857-1957 (east side)
8/23

7.9.51 The Old Bakery with barn
and outhouse at south end

II

Formerly known as The Old Cottage.House with attached outhouse and barn; now
all one dwelling. Probably C18; altered. House probably of brick, now rendered
and painted white, and partly timber-framed; barn weather-boarded and painted
white; with red tile roofs to both. House rectangular on north south axis; barn at
right-angles linked to south-west corner. West front of house 2 storeys and 3
bays, symmetrical, plus the timber-framed extension at the south end; the
principal element has a central doorway, two 12-pane unhorned sashed windows
at ground floor furnished with shutters, 3 similar windows at 1st floor (but the
3rd altered as a top-hung casement), a large external chimney at the left gable
and a small ridge chimney at the junction to the right; the extension at this end
has a doorway at the junction, casements of 3 lights and one light at ground
floor, both with shutters, exposed timber framing at 1st floor consisting of thin
posts and studs with passing braces, with a 12-pane sashed window at the left
end. Rear and interior not inspected. At the right-hand end is a short one-storey
link to the east end of the former barn, the north side of which has a doorway
in the centre flanked by former garage doorways now furnished with sliding
windows; the west end has a sliding garage door.

Listing NGR: TQ1870057774

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26658584

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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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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)