Laurel Cottage
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This is one of Hampsthwaite's listed buildings (Grade II) and it is described thus. . . . .
"House. Dated 1764. Pink and brown gritstone, graduated stone slate roof. 2 storeys, 3 bays. Quoins. Central door of 4 fielded and 2 flush panels in chamfered tie-stone surround, plaque above inscribed:
WS
1764
4-pane sash windows in stone surrounds to ground and first floors, the ground-floor window sills cut away to fit deeper frames. A small round-headed window first floor, centre. Bulbous kneelers, gable copings, banded end stacks.
In 2009 the building was renovated by the renewal/repair of roof rafters and the stone slates re-installed.
Click here for an account of the adjacent property Greenside House . . . . . and
click here for details of some early census returns.
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