Turnpike Cottage, Church Road, Biddestone
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Turnpike Cottage, Church Road, Biddestone
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall Taken: 30 Jun 2010
Listed Grade II and erroneously described by English Heritage as being in Church Street, the building is described thus: 'Turnpike Cottage 20.12.60 GV II Pair of cottages, now one. Late C18 or early C19, rubble stone with stone tiled-roof and coped north end gable. North end wall stack and ridge stack on original party wall. 2 storey, one room plan to each cottage. Right side has door in flush stone surround with hood on brackets and damaged 2-light flush mullion window to right; jamb and mullion removed for c20 metal window. Left side has 3- light ground floor window, the end light with head and jamb in timber and 2-light first floor window. Blocked door and 2-light window above in south end wall. Prominent site at west end of The Green. Listed for group value.' From a fellow contributor: 'On the Melksham to Corsham Road turnpiked between 1756-1799. Hinge pins above door will have supported a board displaying tolls. It still has a money collecting recess in one front room.'
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Image Location
Latitude
51.460756
Longitude
-2.19873