Newton Regis combines a clearly recognisable historic village layout with buildings whose history spans several centuries. St Mary’s Church, thatched cottages and the duck pond in the village centre offer different points of interest. For a stay focused on architectural and local history, it is worth looking at both individual houses and the form of the older village core.

Village Core and Duck Pond

The original core of Newton Regis is a linear settlement that has undergone few changes. The designation of the Newton Regis Conservation Area recognises the character and appeal of the older part of the village. The duck pond forms the focal point in the village centre.

Church and Walking Route

St Mary’s Church is a Grade II* listed building. It was first added to the statutory list on 22 July 1953. Its fabric dates from the early 13th century and the mid-14th century. These dates point to two medieval building phases; the church therefore cannot be assigned a single construction year. A path from Austrey passes St Mary’s Church as it enters Newton Regis.

Thatched Roofs and Architectural History

Pool Cottage in Newton Regis dates from the 17th century and has alterations on the right-hand side dating from the 19th century. Its thatched roof is another distinctive feature of the house. Pool Cottage has a timber frame with plastered, white-painted brick infill. The construction date and the later alteration answer different questions: the first places the cottage in time, while the second locates the alteration on a particular side. This keeps the two phases of its architectural history distinct.

Olde Thatch and Tallett's Thatch Cottage are two cottages that form part of a row of houses in Newton Regis; both have thatched roofs. They are thought to have originally been 17th-century stables, raised and converted into houses in the 18th or 19th century. In comparison with Pool Cottage, this adds a presumed former use as stables; alterations to Pool Cottage, by contrast, are located on its right-hand side and date from the 19th century.

Viewed chronologically, the story extends from the church’s medieval building phases through 17th-century houses to alterations and changes of use in the 18th and 19th centuries. The examples illustrate different kinds of historic change: older building fabric, later structural interventions and—at the two cottages—the presumed conversion from stables to houses. The difference in the alteration periods is specific: Pool Cottage has alterations dating from the 19th century, while the two cottages were converted into houses in the 18th or 19th century.

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