Description

SX 86 NW OGWELL EAST OGWELL VILLAGE

4/16 Chaplins (formerly listed as Chaplins
23.8.55 Cottage) and the Laurels (formerly
listed as The Laurels and house
GV adjoining and to South of the Laurels)
II

Pair of cottages, The Laurels said to be a former chapel. Chaplins (on left) late
C16 or C17 with porch (possibly a later addition) dated 1718. The Laurels of
uncertain date, but probably later than Chaplins (the 2 are separated by a thick
wall on ground storey, containing what appears to be a blocked window belonging to
Chaplins). Both cottages have additions at rear. Rendered stone or cob.
Corrugated-iron roof, believed to cover thatch. 2 storeys. Chaplins has roughly
central doorway with chamfered, square-headed wood frame and plank door. Gabled
porch with rendered, solid walls and slate roof; slit window in left-hand wall.
Wood lintel at front has segmental arch and rests on ashlar block at either side,
that on left inscribed R W and that on right 1718. One window at either side of
porch on ground storey, another above it and a fourth to right in second storey;
all C19 or early C20 wood casements. Projecting brick stack in left-hand gable;
stack with brick shaft in rear wall to right. Interior has through passage with
plank walls. Ground-storey room to right has chamfered ceiling-beam with step-
stops. Rest of interior not inspected. The Laurels has doorway with C20 door to
left. One C19 or early C20 wood casement window in each storey to right. Right-
hand gable has stone stack with brick shaft on top. Interior not inspected. Both
cottages may contain interesting features concealed under plaster.

Listing NGR: SX8379569965

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26388971

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Recommended Books

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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)