Keepers Cottage (EHER 35589)
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Summary
Mid to late 16th century house.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 4932 3937 (12m by 15m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITTLEBURY, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
2017. Building survey.
The house is mid to late 16th century and timber-framed and plastered with gabled peg tile roofs with an L-shaped plan and of two storeys with 20th century casement windows and small panes. Off-centre large stack on ridge line of larger original block, small stack on north gable. There is a lean-to extension to north-face of main block. It is a three-bay building with entire upper floor one original open chamber. The floor joists and girts are moulded, the former curiously on only one face. A short block to north is 18th or 19th century - probably not originally a dwelling. <1>
Sources
- <1> SEX73135 Building Recording Report: Watkin, E. and Watkin, B.. 2017. Historic Analysis of Keepers Cottage, Catmere End, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Essex.