Description

SX 79 SE CHERITON BISHOP CHERITON BISHOP

10/40 Vine Cottage

II

Farmhouse, later 3 cottages, now house. Probably C16; C17 improvements;
subdivided, enlarged and modernised in early C19, reunited circa 1960. Plastered
cob on rubble footings; stone and cob stacks topped with C19 brick; thatched roof
patched with rush mats. Originally a 3-room-and-through-passage house with inner
room at south-west end (left of south-east facing front). 2 storeys. Gable-end
stacks and large lateral stack of volcanic stone projecting to rear of hall.
Internal cob divisions. Inner room (left end) rebuilt in early C19 subdivision
with rear block extension and new roof on higher level. 2 storeys. Irregular 7-
window front (4 on first floor) made up of C19 2-light casements (most with glazing
bars) and hornless sashes. 6 panes above 6 panes. Main door has C20 wooden
trellis porch with low-pitch roof and service room (right end) door with C20 porch
of corrugated iron. Door to former inner room cottage at rear. Most early
features inside are hidden behind superficial C19 modernisations but C17 chamfered
and scroll-stopped cross-beams are exposed in hall. Roof inaccessible. Formerly known
as Westaway Cottages.

Listing NGR: SX7729393675

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26463202

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Recommended Books

• 
  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)