Building record 1668/0/28 - Grove Cottage

House. Early/mid C17 with possible older origins and C20 alterations.

House. Early/mid C17 with possible older origins and C20 alterations. Coursed limestone rubble, thatch roof, brick ridge and end stacks. 2-storey, 4-window range. 3-unit through-passage plan with 1-unit addition. Blocked door to left of centre with wood lintel. C20 door with wood lintel further left. 2-light casement windows to ground floor left of centre, 3-light casements to ground floor right of centre, all with wood lintels and 2-light casements to 1st floor in eyebrow dormers. Single-storey . ft end. Interior has bar-stop-chamfered spine beams with hearts at stop ends, some original stop-chamfered joists, open fireplace, stop-chamfered stone jambs and another open fireplace with stop-chamfered bressumer. Roof has two collars to principals. Right end bay has cruder spine beam and massive joists with ends visible externally and may have been an outbuilding originally.

{3} Undated photo, also two photos dated 07.05.1991;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 13/47 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F11 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN45262.

<3> Photographs of buildings in Grafton Regis (Photographs). SNN112573.

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Oct 25 2024 12:37PM