Survey Data
Reg No
20908638
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social
In Use As
House
Date
1770 - 1810
Coordinates
169144, 63870
Date Recorded
13/05/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Detached four-bay single storey vernacular house, built c.1790, now vacant. Hipped corrugated-iron roof with rendered chimneystack. Roughcast rendered walls, bowed to side (west) elevation. Square-headed window openings having timber casement windows. Square-headed door openings with timber battened doors. Located along roadside.
Appraisal
The building's thick walls, irregular fenestration and corrugated-iron roof are typical vernacular features. Though now vacant, this house retains much of its traditional character. Probably originally thatched, corrugated-iron was often used as in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as a cheap and convenient alternative. Set on the roadside, it makes a notable contribution to the surrounding area.