MSO10717 - Olands, Bossington (Building)

Pair of semi-detached cottages, now one dwelling. Possibly C17, largely rebuilt late C19. Local stone random rubble, plain clay tile roof, central lateral stack with triple ridge tile bread oven projection to right, stone stack rising from eaves end bay left with full height buttress. Plan: original plan not clear without internal inspection, 3-cell at present. Two storeys, 4 bays; C20 2-light casements, full height buttress between first and second bays left, ground floor left 3-light below wooden lintel, double Roman tiled gabled rustic wooden porch beside lateral stack, similarly tiled pentice porch on lattice brackets to right, entrance blocked with C20 window, another 2-light casement below wooden lintel to right. Abutting, lower independantly double Roman tiled roofed wing, one and a half storeys with single window end right, lit gable end. Rear elevation entirely late C19 with brick jambs to square window openings. Interesting example of C19 restoration with attractive front and utilitarian rear elevation. (Photographs in NMR). [1] English Heritage Listed Building Number: 265498. First Listed on 22/05/1969. [2] 3-cell plan. Stone, Random rubble walls. Gabled roof [3] The building was mentioned in the 2003 Conservation Area appraisal, which advises "Olands is a former semi-detached cottage pair, probably 17th – early 18th century and now a single dwelling, and largely rebuilt in the late 19th century. There are two rustic porches, one with gabled, the other with pentice roof. The listing details refer to an “interesting example of 19th century restoration with attractive front and utilitarian rear elevation.”" [4] The building was visited in March 2012 as part of the rapid condition survey of Exmoor's Listed Buildings 2012-13. It received a BAR score of 6. [5]