View of chimney stack and metal cap on conical section of thatch; Norman Cottage, Mellerstain House.

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DP 240867

Description View of chimney stack and metal cap on conical section of thatch; Norman Cottage, Mellerstain House.

Date 5/8/2015

Collection Records of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, London, England

Catalogue Number DP 240867

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content The listing description for this building simply reads ‘cottage orne in park’. A section of text on Canmore states that the building is late 19th century. The building, which is also known as ‘Old Cottage’, currently has a thatched roof to both the main block and the wing to the south. The main block is a circular two-storey structure with a conical thatched roof, whilst the wing has only one storey and a steeply-pitched roof. Both sections of the roof are thatched in reed, which is entirely netted. The apex of the conical section of thatch is capped in metal, whilst the lower section of roof has a short ridge of concrete at the point that it meets the chimney stack. There is some mossy vegetation growth across the surface of the thatch throughout, and vegetation from the garden below has begun to grow up onto the thatched roof of the wing.

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/1538184

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