Corbett Cottage / 2 Cottages 20 Yards North Of Unicorn Cottage

Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

CASTLE COMBE THE STREET ST 8477 (west side) 6/166 Corbett Cottage 20.12.60 (formerly listed as 2 cottages 20yds north of Unicorn Cottage)

GV II House, C16, rubble stone with stone tiled roofs with rebuilt south end stack and ashlar ridge stack. One-and-a-half storeys. 3 sections, each of one window range. Right end, part of 2 window range shared with Combe Cottage (q.v.) has dormer gable with timber leaded casement over fine early C16 2-light chamfered timber mullion window with traceried heads. Recessed centre section has 3-light timber leaded casement to dormer gable and iron opening light over large 2-light leaded timber casement. Left side has large 2-light timber leaded casement with iron opening light over 3-light timber window with centre sash. To right, fine C16 studded oak plank door to through passage.

Interior: centre room has exceptional stone moulded cambered- arched fireplace with coved stone shelf over. 2 heavily moulded beams. Upper south end room has unmoulded Tudor-arched stone fireplace on north wall.

Listing NGR: ST8418677130

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This is part of the Series: IOE01/0410 IOE Records taken by Peter Clark; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

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© Mr Peter Clark. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project