Building record 5459/0/17 - Hoperidge Cottage

House. Mid-late C17, extended C18, altered C19 and C20. Coursed limestone rubble, painted, shingle roof, brick end and ridge stacks, the latter with stone base. 4-unit plan. 2-storey, 5-window range. C20 door to right of centre with wood lintel in C20 porch. 2-light casement windows to ground and first floors, except for 3-light casement to ground floor left of centre, all with wood lintels. Blocked door to right of present door with wood lintel. Eaves raised in brick following removal of thatch . inally in eyebrow dormers. Ridge stack probably former left end stack of C17 2-unit plan house, section of house to left of stack being a C18 addition. Interior. Chamfered spine beams and open fireplace with cambered bar-stop-chamfered bressumer. Another open fireplace with chamfered bressumer. 3-bay roof to earlier half of house substantially original with collar trusses and 2 tiers of purlins. House has been three cottages.

{3} Undated photo, also photo dated 13.01.1994;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 13/186 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F10 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN45262.

<3> Photographs of buildings in Stoke Bruerne (Photographs). SNN113273.

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Apr 27 2022 2:44PM