Cotswold vernacular architecture
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Cotswold vernacular architecture is a traditional English building style characterized by honey-colored limestone, steeply pitched roofs, stone mullioned windows, and simple, sturdy forms that harmonize with the rural Cotswold landscape.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cotswold stone cottages | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
traditional English building style
ⓘ
vernacular architecture style ⓘ |
| aestheticQuality | harmonious with rural landscape ⓘ |
| associatedLandscapeType | English rural landscape ⓘ |
| associatedSettlementType |
market towns
ⓘ
stone-built villages ⓘ |
| characteristicForm |
simple forms
ⓘ
sturdy forms ⓘ |
| characteristicMaterial |
Cotswold limestone
ⓘ
honey-coloured limestone ⓘ |
| characteristicRoofForm | steeply pitched roofs ⓘ |
| characteristicWindowType | stone mullioned windows ⓘ |
| climaticAdaptation |
small windows to reduce heat loss
ⓘ
thick walls for thermal mass ⓘ |
| colourCharacteristic | warm golden tones ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | subject of conservation efforts ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation | English pastoral identity ⓘ |
| designPrinciple |
functional simplicity
ⓘ
use of local materials ⓘ visual unity with landscape ⓘ |
| doorSurroundDetail | simple stone lintels ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | developed with wool trade prosperity ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | medieval origins ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
agrarian economy
ⓘ
local geology ⓘ |
| influences | Cotswold-style revival housing ⓘ |
| region | Cotswolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofDetail |
gable ends
ⓘ
stone coping on gables ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | stone slates ⓘ |
| structuralSystem | load-bearing masonry walls ⓘ |
| typicalChimneyFeature | prominent stone chimneys ⓘ |
| typicalDoorFeature | simple plank doors ⓘ |
| typicalPlanForm |
L-shaped plan
ⓘ
linear plan ⓘ |
| typicalRoofPitch | high pitch ⓘ |
| typicalStoreys |
one-and-a-half storeys
ⓘ
two storeys ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
barns
ⓘ
cottages ⓘ farmhouses ⓘ village houses ⓘ |
| typicalWindowArrangement | small, regularly spaced windows ⓘ |
| visualIdentity | picturesque village character ⓘ |
| wallConstruction |
ashlar stonework
ⓘ
rubble stone walls ⓘ |
| windowDetail | leadlight glazing ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sherborne, West Oxfordshire
this entity surface form:
Cotswold stone cottages