Beam Cottage Forge Cottage Oak Cottage
BEAM COTTAGE, 56, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1029743
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jun-1958
- List Entry Name:
- Beam Cottage Forge Cottage Oak Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- BEAM COTTAGE, 56, HIGH STREET
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/01235/34
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1029743
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jun-1958
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 19-Nov-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Beam Cottage Forge Cottage Oak Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- BEAM COTTAGE, 56, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- FORGE COTTAGE, 60, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address 3:
- OAK COTTAGE, 58, HIGH 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:
- BEAM COTTAGE, 56, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address:
- FORGE COTTAGE, 60, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address:
- OAK COTTAGE, 58, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Surrey
- District:
- Tandridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Oxted
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 38520 52239
Details
TQ 35SE OXTED C.P. HIGH STREET (north side) 6/233 11.6.58 Nos 56-60 (even) Forge House, Oak Cottage and Beam Cottage (formerly listed as No 2 and Forge House)
GV II
Hall house now divided. C15 with C16 alterations, C17 cross wing to left, remodelled in C18 and C19. Timber framed clad in red and bluebrickwith plain tiled roof, half hipped to right. End stack to right, ridge stack to right of centre, stacks left and rear left. 2 storeys, 2 framed bays to right with 3 framed bay gable front cross wing to left. Brick plat band over ground floor, 4 leaded casement windows across first floor, plain casements in first floor of cross wing. Planked door to right of centre, part glazed under flat porch hood on brackets. (No. 56 Beam Cottage); 6 panel door to left of centre (No. 58 Oak Cottage). Glazed door to No. 60 (Forge House on the left hand return front. Exposed framing to rear.
Interior: fine stop-chamfered ceiling frame to ground floor of Beam Cottage, foliage carved dais beam transferred to form wooden lintel of deep brick fireplace. C17 corbel carving to main beam. Moulded Crown-post in roof.
Listing NGR: TQ3852052239
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 287888
- 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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