Building record 2775/0/6 - The Cottages, Main Street

A mid/late 18th-century house built from squared coursed limestone with thatch and slate roof.

{1} House. Mid/late C18th. Squared coursed limestone with thatch and slate roof. Originally probably 3-unit plan, then subdivided. 2 storeys. 5-window range at first floor with iron casement and one horizontal iron sash to left. Other windows are C19 casements, those at ground floor have glazing bars and are under shallow brick arches. Central C20 casement replaces doorway. C20 door to left of centre also under shallow brick arch. Brick stacks at ridge and end. Rear elevation has C19 lean-to extension with slate roof. Interior has remains of late C18/early C19 open fireplaces. Probably converted to 3 dwellings early C19.

{4} Undated photo.

{5} Early 19th century house with original bakehouse.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 17/60 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G10 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41470.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1984, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.42 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77384.

<4> Photographs of buildings in Cotterstock (Photographs). SNN112091.

<5> Historic England, Undated, THE COTTAGES, COTTERSTOCK, BF084344 (Archive). SNN115980.

Record last edited

Feb 6 2024 12:29PM