Reading Room Cottage
READING ROOM COTTAGE, THE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1022883
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Reading Room Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- READING ROOM COTTAGE, THE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1022883
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Reading Room Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- READING ROOM COTTAGE, THE STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- READING ROOM COTTAGE, THE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Castle Combe
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 84193 77157
Details
CASTLE COMBE THE STREET ST 8477 (west side) 6/168 Reading Room Cottage 20.12.60
GV II
Incorrectly marked on O.S. as Memorial Cottage. Pair of cottages, now house, C17 origins, rubble stone with stone tiled roofs, one- and-a-half and 2 storeys. Left side cottage, 2 storey, one window range with coped north gable. One 2-light ovolo-moulded mullion window to first floor. Ground floor, C20 single light ovolo- moulded window and plain doorcase with C19 studded door. Low buttress at left side. Right side cottage, one storey and attic with south end stack. Dormer gable with 3-light ovolo-moulded renewed oak mullion window over, one original and one C20 ovolo- moulded 2-light stone-mullion window with hoodmould. North end wall has 2-light chamfered flush stone-mullion window to ground floor and 2-light bead-moulded upper window with hoodmould. Leaded lights throughout.
Listing NGR: ST8419077156
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 317258
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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