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.

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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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ

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Sherborne, West Oxfordshire → hasTraditionalArchitectureStyle → Cotswold vernacular architecture ⓘ
subject linked to: Sherborne
Chipping Steps, Tetbury → linedWith → Cotswold stone cottages ⓘ
linked to: Cotswold vernacular architecture
Barnsley, Gloucestershire → knownFor → Cotswold architecture ⓘ
linked to: Cotswold vernacular architecture