Building record 4821/0/16 - No.16 Main Street (The Thatched Cottage)

House with medieval origins; reconstructed in the late 17th/early 18th century.

{1} Houses. Medieval origins; reconstructed late C17/early C18. Regular coursed limestone with thatch roof. Originally probably hall house, now 2 units. 2 storeys. 2-window range of casements, with glazing bars, under wood lintels. Central C19 plank door also under wood lintel. Brick stacks at ends. Right gable has medieval window surround, at upper level, with 4-centred-arch head. Outbuilding attached to rear now forms part of house. Interior has remains of open fireplace with bressumer, winder stair and stop-chamfered spine beams.

{3} Medieval window with a two centred arch, possibly of an open hall.

{5} Undated photo, also two photos dated 20.12.1990, and one dated 12.06.1992;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 9/234 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G08 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41470.

<3> Woodfield P., 1981, The Larger Medieval Houses of Northamptonshire, p.188 (unchecked) (Article). SNN23550.

<4> Bailey, B, Pevsner, N, and Cherry, B, 2013, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p. 631 (Book). SNN111989.

<5> Photographs of buildings in Wadenhoe (Photographs). SNN113721.

Record last edited

Feb 7 2023 1:33PM