Gable Cottage, 32 Main Street, Newtown Linford (Grade II)
| Date Listed | Wed 1st June, 1966 |
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| Category | Statutory Listed Building |
| Address | No. 32 (Gable Cottage) Main Street Newtown Linford LE6 0AD |
| Grade | Grade II |
| Grid Reference | SK5191509909 |
| LBS | 189106 |
| Volume, Map, Item | 286, 5, 54 |
| Parish | Newtown Linford |
| Ward | Forest Bradgate |
| Conservation Area | Newtown Linford |
| Description | Cottage of C16/early C17. Square panelled timber framing, herringbone and other red brick nogging, part granite and slate rubble stone plinth and walling, and Swithland slate roof with rebuilt ridge and end stacks. Two storeys to left, gable facing, one storey centre and 1« right, gable facing. Left gable 4x4 panels with two 2 light casements 1st floor and casements left end. Return of 3 panels with 5 light and 2 light casement above. Diagonal 2 light casement in corner. Centre of 5 panels and door, with 1 light and 3 light casements and dormer above. Three panel right gable with 3 light casement in attic. Doors and casements to rear with part stone walling and part of cruck frame visible. Inside chamfered beams and massive rafters. An exceptionally picturesque, well preserved and unrestored example of the local architecture of the time. |
The description above describes the salient features of the building as it was at the date of listing. It is given in order to aid identification; it is not intended to be either comprehensive or exclusive.
Statutory Listing covers all parts of the property and its curtilage, ie all internal and external elements whether described or not.
