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Thistlewood Cottage Main Street

Building record MLI93014

Thatched Cottage, Main Street, Horsington

"Thistlewood Cottage" (former Post Office 🔗 & Shop)

Summary

A cottage dating from the early 18th century.

Type and Period (1)

HOUSE (Early C18, Post Medieval to Modern - 1700 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (II) 1063155: THATCHED COTTAGE

Full Description

A cottage dating from the early 18th century which underwent alterations in the 19th century. It is a mud and stud building which was underbuilt in brick, painted white and it has a half hipped thatched roof with decorative eaves and a single ridge stack. In the attic some of the original timber stud posts survive. The nailed roof has partly clasped purlin and staggered purlin construction. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {1}

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SLI9064 Index: Department of the Environment. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.6/24.

Notable resident.

The home of Anne Burnett the mother of Arthur Thistlewood 🔗 who was executed for Treason in 1820.