Forge Cottage Wistaria Cottage
FORGE COTTAGE, 24, RECTORY LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1028658
- Date first listed:
- 23-Nov-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Forge Cottage Wistaria Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- FORGE COTTAGE, 24, RECTORY LANE
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- Date:
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1028658
- Date first listed:
- 23-Nov-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Forge Cottage Wistaria Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORGE COTTAGE, 24, RECTORY LANE
- Statutory Address 2:
- WISTARIA COTTAGE, 26, RECTORY LANE
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:
- FORGE COTTAGE, 24, RECTORY LANE
- Statutory Address:
- WISTARIA COTTAGE, 26, RECTORY LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Surrey
- District:
- Mole Valley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 18583 57898
Details
ASHTEAD RECTORY LANE TQ 1857-1957 (west side) 8/39
23.11.73 No.24 (Forge Cottage) and No.26 (Wistaria Cottage) GV II
Farmhouse, now 2 dwellings. Probably C17; altered. Timber frame with brick nogging and brick cladding at ground floor, red tiled roof, brick chimney. Rectangular single-depth plan, 2+2 bays, but with large modern extensions at the east end of the north side, at the west end, and on the south side. The north side has exposed timber framing at 1st floor of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th bays, including a rail, wallplate, 5 posts (3 with angle-braces to the wallplate), and some intermediate rails of light scantling; between 2 closely-spaced posts in line with the central chimney is a clock face, to the left the 2nd bay has a modern 3-light casement, and to the right the 3rd and 4th bays each have a small 2- light casement. At ground floor the brick wall projects slightly (suggesting that it clads similar timber framing, but none is visible internally), and has some vertical joints suggesting altered openings, but the present openings are not of special interest. The left (east) gable wall (No.26, Wistaria Cottage), of handmade brick in Flemish bond, has a segmental-headed doorway in the centre and 2 segmental-headed 2-light casements on each floor. Interior: No.24 has a brick fireplace approx. 2 metres wide with a timber bressummer; remains of timber-framing in the gable wall; and a queen-post roof truss between the bays; but is otherwise altered; No.26 not inspected internally.
Listing NGR: TQ1858357898
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 290423
- 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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