Building record 4232/0/17 - No. 7 Kelmarsh Road

Probable late 17th-century house. Rendered cob with slate roof.

{1} House. Probably late C17. Rendered cob with slate roof. One-unit plan. Single storey with attic, 2-window range of C20 casements. C20 door to right. Shallow pitched roof replaces earlier steeply pitched roof, brick stack at ridge. Interior not inspected. Included as an example of cob construction. (E. Mercer, English Vernacular Houses, 1975, p.191; pl.100).

{4} Described by Mercer in 1975 as 'probably built in the late 17th century'. At that date it is described as having a door at the north end, and a small window in the east wall (heck window) lighting the former fireplace, with a raised cruck roof, originally thatched.

{5} Undated photo;

Historic England, Undated, BURMOTT COTTAGE, CLIPSTON, BF032519 (Archive). SNN116185.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 15/21 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

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

<3> Mercer E., 1975, English Vernacular Houses, p.191+pl.100 (unchecked) (Book). SNN103348.

<4> Bird H., 2005, Seaborne Re-Visited: Cob Cottages in Northamptonshire 2004, p.54-69; Figs 5 & 6 (Article). SNN109351.

<5> Photographs of buildings in Clipston (Photographs). SNN112086.

Record last edited

Mar 6 2024 11:11AM