Elm Cottage Nether Wallop
by Terri Waters
Title
Elm Cottage Nether Wallop
Artist
Terri Waters
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Elm Cottage is a beautiful 17th Century, timbered-frame, thatched roof, Grade II listed cottage in Nether Wallop, Hampshire, England.
It was extended late in the 20th Century.
The timber-frames are plaster and brick infilled. The ground floor was rebuilt in brick with flint bands and stone quoins. There are 1½ storeys, 3 small bays, a planked door to left of the right bay, 2-light casement windows, 2-light casements in centre with 2-light casement in eyebrow dormer over them. The thatched roof is half-hipped with a stack above door.
One of the major problems of thatched cottages is the fire risk. Elm Cottage caught fire in 2006. Approximately 30% of thatch was involved in the fire. It took 6 fire engines, various special appliances and approx 80 fire fighters from the surrounding towns to control the blaze.
Nether Wallop is a very picturesque village in central Hampshire, England.
It is part of The Wallops: Nether, Middle and Over Wallop. The name derives from 'waella' (stream) and 'hop' (valley) or 'the valley of springing water'.
The Test Valley is renowned for its fine chalk stream fishing and country pursuits with local footpaths and bridleways in abundance to include the Test Way and Clarendon Way.
Many of the beautiful properties in The Wallops have thatched roofs.
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July 26th, 2013
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