Building record 4268/0/22 - No.2 School Lane (Pipewell Cottage)

Two cottages, now a house. Late C18 and early C19, with C20 alterations. Brick and mud, rendered and roughcast, with thatched roof.

{1} 2 cottages, now a house. Late C18 and early C19, with C20 alterations. Brick and mud, rendered and roughcast, with thatched roof. Brick and rubble plinth to east, brick coped gable, single gable and ridge brick stacks. 2 storeys, 3 bays. Front has an off-centre C19 6-panel door with the top 2 panels glazed, flanked by single 3-light glazing bar casements. Beyond, to the left, a smaller C20 casement, and beyond again, a 3-light casement. All these windows have segmental heads. Above, three 3-light casements with eyebrow dormers. Rear elevation has C20 fenestration with an off-centre C19 2-light casement.

{3} Photograph of c1964 when there was an adjoining cottage to the west, also constructed of cob (now demolished).

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 2/8 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> 1976, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), H13 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN100754.

<3> Seaborne, M V J, 1964, Cob Cottages in Northamptonshire, Plate VI (Article). SNN71390.

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Sep 16 2021 9:43AM