Description

SK 25 53 CARSINGTON THE TOWN
6/74 (North Side)
Townend Cottage
GV II

Farmhouse. C17, refashioned in C19. Limestone rubble with quoins, gritstone
dressings. Graduated slate roof with moulded stone copings and kneelers to
gables on east side. Projecting eaves band. Brick gable end and ridge stacks.
Two bays, extended to three in Cl9. 2 storeys plus attics. Two small paned
casements inserted into shallower, originally mullioned windows with hoodmoulds.
To west, doorcase with massive ashlar, chamfered lintel and quoins, surmounted
by hoodmould. Glazed panelled door. Above Cl9 window inserted into earlier
window and 3-light chamfered mullion window with small paned casements. C19
addition has glazed door with casements above. Attached garden wall in limestone
rubble with dressed coping, quoins and gatepiers.

Listing NGR: SK2510853456

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26619782

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide