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Summary

17th century former gamekeeper's cottage, much rebuilt in late 19th - early 20th century. Three-room plan cottage facing south. According to the owner the left end was the game store and gun room. St. Olaves Cottage is one of a group of attractive listed buildings in the hamlet.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1168178: ST OLAVES COTTAGE

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/225
• Old Listed Building Ref (II)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ESTATE COTTAGE (Built, XVI to XVII - 1600 AD to 1699 AD (Between))

Full description

Department of Environment, 1987, Throwleigh, 172 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV274669.

St. Olaves Cottage. Irregular 4 window front of 20th century casements without glazing bars. Two storeys. Roof half-hipped at either end. Granite mullion window.
House, former gamekeeper's cottage. 17th century, much rebuilt in late 19th - early 20th century. Granite stone rubble, top section is plastered and is probably cob; granite stack with plastered brick chimney shaft; thatch roof, tile to outshot.
Plan: 3-room plan cottage facing south. Interior: in the central room the axial beam is soffit-chamfered with straight cut stops and there is a granite ashlar fireplace with replacement oak lintel. These are probably 17th century. All the rest of the detail is 19th and 20th century.
Roof not inspected.

Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.

St. Olaves Cottage depicted on the modern mapping.

Historic England, 2019, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV362730.

THROWLEIGH MURCHINGTON SX 68 NE 3/231 St. Olaves Cottage - GV II
House, former gamekeeper's cottage. C17, much rebuilt in late C19 - early C20. Granite stone rubble, top section is plastered and is probably cob; granite stack with plastered brick chimney shaft; thatch roof, tile to outshot.
Plan: 3-room plan cottage facing south. According to the owner the left end was the game store and gun room. The central room has an axial stack backing onto the gun room and this provides the only evidence of the house's C17 origins. 2 storeys withsecondary outshot to rear of right end room.
Exterior: Irregular 4-window front of C20 casements without glazing bars. Left end ground floor window contains small diamond panes of leaded glass. Both the main door which is right of centre and the door at the left end to the game store/gun room are C20. Roof is half-hipped each end. The left end wall contains a late C19- early C20 granite ashlar twin lancet window with sunken spandrels, flanking panelled pilasters and a moulded entablature. It and the plain granite-mullioned window above contain tiny diamond panes of leaded glass.
Interior: In the central room the axial beam is soffit-chamfered with straight cut stops and there is a granite ashlar fireplace with replacement oak lintel. These are probably C17. All the rest of the detail is C19 and C20.
Roof not inspected. St. Olaves Cottage is one of a group of attractive listed buildings in the hamlet.
Listing NGR: SX6868888237

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