Survey Data
Reg No
21814018
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1860 - 1880
Coordinates
173102, 132224
Date Recorded
28/11/2007
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay single-storey house, built c. 1870, having gable-fronted porch to front (north) elevation. Pitched slate roof with render over brick chimneystack. Roughcast rendered walls having render strip quoins. Square-headed opening with render shouldered surrounds, painted stone sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed opening having half-glazed timber panelled door. Gable-fronted single-bay single-storey outbuilding to east with pitched slate roof. Painted rubble stone walls. Square-headed opening having timber door. Pair of square-profile rendered piers to north with ornate caps and single-leaf cast-iron gate. Rendered boundary walls having render copings terminating in second pair of piers.
Appraisal
This attractive small-scale worker's cottage retains most of its original form and early character. The sash windows and slate roof are important features, which help to conserve the original appearance of the cottage and thus contributes to the historic character of Knocklong.