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ST JULIAN :
ST JULIAN : Locally reported to be associated with Julian of Norwich, this
ST JULIAN :
ST JULIAN :
ST JULIAN :
is an attractive one and a half storey timber framed cottage with white painted
infill panels of render. The original box framing is clearly visible on both gables
and on a rear wing. The front elevation has swept dormer windows. The roof is of
tile, possibly a replacement for earlier thatch. The roof tiles appear relatively
modern. There is a highly decorative chimney stack of moulded terracotta. The
building is set back from the road behind a hedge with a tiled gate.

No. 37: A 3 bay rendered cottage, gable end to road. 2 brick chimney stacks
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and a shallow slate roof. Painted casement windows. Secondary 2 storey extension
set to rear side. Gable end is hard to roadside, and creates a visual pinch point.
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Likely to date from the second half of the 19 century.
37, St Julian and 41: form an attractive grouping of historic buildings
37, St Julian and 41:
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37, St Julian and 41: St Julian and 41:
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close to the junction of Sheldon and Bridge Roads. They play a key role in views,
especially East from the environs of the school.
ELVAN COTTAGE: Most charming single storey dwelling with attic rooms
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In the roof. Probably late 18 century. Timber frame visible in places internally. 3
gabled dormers to front elevation, all with weather boarded details. Single storey
range to left hand side, with weather boarded gable. Painted brickwork. Building
altered at the back, remaining sympathetic to original dwelling. Elvan Cottage
sits on a narrow plot and is of visual interest both on the roadside and when
viewed from the hay field at the rear.
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OLD POST OFFICE: Double pile house, probable late 19 century
OLD POST OFFICE:
OLD POST OFFICE:
refronting of earlier building. Rear wing of coursed rubble stone with tile roof.
Rear elevation has half timbered double height bay windows with decorative
glazing. Front range close to roadside, in front of building line. The frontage has
attractive chequer-work brick with dark header bricks. Substantial wooden porch
and shop window. Sash windows with rubbed brick header details. To east gable
decorative pattern picked out in raised brick. Front range has slate roof. Decorated
brick chimneys to gable ends. The Old Post Office plays a vital role in the street
scene and creates a visual pinch point.

Worminghall Road

LITTLE GRATTON (NoON (No.. 46): 46): Early 19 century rubblestone cottage, rendered,
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with original 3 bay range orientated gable end to road. Early 20 century wing to
roadside. Later outshot with tiled roof. Thatched roofs. 3 chimneys. Painted casement
windows under the eaves. Adjacent annexe of weatherboard under old tile roof. The
building provides a visual stop to views along Worminghall Road and the grouping by
The Rising Sun. Its proximity to the road side creates a pinch-point beyond which
buildings lie close to the carriageway.

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PRIORY COTTAGE: Late 18 Early 19 century, 2 storey painted
rubblestone main range, with cross wing to rear. Single storey weather boarded
outshot to right hand side. Old tile roofs, 2 chimneys. Small casement windows.
The building lies close to the road side and plans a key role in the street scene,
particularly as a grouping with the adjacent Holy Well.
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