Description

BRAMPFORD SPEKE
SX 99 NW
3/6 Chamberlain's Cottage
18.11.76
GV II
House, now divided into flats. C17 with later additions. Cob on stone plinth,
with thatched gabled-end roof. Originally a 3-room, cross passage plan, with a
lateral back-stack and a rear wing, and a later left-hand extension, lower set
back, with its own brick end-stack. 2 storeys throughout. The front door is
placed left of centre with C20 open-framed and thatched roof, with, at ground-floor
level, 1 window on the left, 2 to the right. 4 1st-floor windows, 1 with a C18 3-
light casement with wooden mullions and leaded panes, all set high under eyebrow
eaves. The left-hand extension contains a ground floor, 10-pane casement window.
Interior (not fully inspected): right-hand ground-floor room contains fireplace
with Thorverton stone jambs and an unchamfered wooden lintel, and a fragment of a
stud and cob partition to right of cross passage. The building forms an attractive
group with Church View Cottage at the end of the lane to the parish church.

Listing NGR: SX9265398208

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26618684

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability