Monks House, Winsley, Wiltshire, BA15 (Grade II)

ST 86 SW WINSLEY ASHLEY

4/291 Monks House and No 189

Row of three cottages, C17 and C18, converted to two houses and altered c1960. Rubble stone with stone slate roof, three ridge stacks and south end stack. Two storeys. No 189, to right is C17, originally double-fronted with end stacks, 3-light ovolo-moulded mullion window with hoodmould each floor each side of door. C20 added enclosed porch, reused C18 two-light window over door, also added in C20, and one-window matching C20 range at right end with door and 2-light window above. Monks House has C17 one-window cottage to right, matching No 189, with 3-light ovolo-moulded mullion window and hoodmould each floor and door to right. Stack to left. To left, a C18 double fronted house with flush mullion windows, 3-light to ground floor, 2-light above, centre which formerly had a door now obscured by large C20 gabled projection. Garage addition on south end. Interior: No 189 has chamfered and stopped beams and large timber- lintel fireplace at south end. North end chimney, now internal, formerly had curved outside stack.