Building record 4232/0/15 - Fern Cottage, High Street

Probable late 17th-century house. Squared coursed lias and timber frame with thatch roof.

{1} House. Probably late C17. Squared coursed lias and timber frame with thatch roof. 3-unit plan with cross wing to right. 2 storeys. 3-window range of casements with leaded lights and wood lintels. C20 six-panelled door to left. The ground floor is painted stone. The first floor is timber framed with close studding and diagonal bracing; possibly restored C20. Gable facing the road has weatherboarding to upper section. Gable to left has ashlar parapets and kneelers. Brick stacks at ridge. Elevation to right, similar, has one 3-light stone mullioned to ground floor. Interior: Ground-floor rooms have moulded beams.

{3} Undated photo;

{4} Two photos dated March 1965;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 15/19 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G02 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN44900.

<3> Photographs of buildings in Clipston (Photographs). SNN112086.

<4> Miss June Swann, 1960s- 70s, Miss June Swann Photographic Archive (Photographs). SNN116665.

Record last edited

Jan 8 2025 2:28PM