Building record 6191/0/10 - Church Cottage

{1} Pair of cottages. C18, one remodelled as Village Hall 1919 (Date plaque). Coursed limestone and ironstone rubble, thatched roof, brick stacks. Cottage to left, of 2 storeys and 2 bays, has doorway in left bay with wood lintel and door made up of C18-C19 work with C16 small irregular panels. Blocked doorway with wood lintel in right bay. 3-light window to right with stop-chamfered wood lintel, wood mullions and iron casements. 2-light window with stop-chamfered lintel and wood casement left of blocked doorway. 2-light windows on first floor with wood lintels, old iron casements and leaded panes.

{3} In April 2010 ASC carried out historic building recording of elements of Church Cottage, Overthorpe as a condition of planning permission for the redeveloment of the building. The cottage, which is grade II listed, is stone built under a thatched roof and has been modernised and extended in the 20th century. The area of particular interest for the purposes of this report was the partition wall between the southern bedroom and the landing and the associated door. The partition was seen to have been initially built in the 19th century and a new frame and plasterboard added to it in the later 20th century. The latch on the plank and batten door is probably 18th century, although the door itself is likely to be mid-late 19th century. The door frame moulding is of a simple style that could be of almost any date.

{6} Undated photo;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 6/198 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F02 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN45262.

<3> Semmelmann, K., 2010, Historic Building Recording: Church Cottage, Overthorpe, Northamptonshire, (checked) (Report). SNN108426.

<4> Horne B. (Editor), 2011, South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter, 41/27 (checked) (Journal). SNN108274.

<5> Chapman P. (Ed.), 2012, Archaeology in Northamptonshire, 2010, 37/207 (checked) (Article). SNN108374.

<6> Photographs of buildings in Overthorpe (Photographs). SNN112890.

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