Walnut Tree Cottage
WALNUT TREE COTTAGE, RECTORY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1050570
- Date first listed:
- 26-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Walnut Tree Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- WALNUT TREE COTTAGE, RECTORY ROAD
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- Reference:
- IOE01/12648/25
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1050570
- Date first listed:
- 26-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Walnut Tree Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- WALNUT TREE COTTAGE, RECTORY ROAD
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:
- WALNUT TREE COTTAGE, RECTORY ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- South Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- East Carleton
- National Grid Reference:
- TG 18100 01986
Details
TG 10 SE EAST CARLETON RECTORY ROAD
5/25 Walnut Tree Cottage
II
House, C16, timber framed with wattle and daub, rendered and colourwashed; pantile roof. 3 bays and chimney bay, single storey and attic. Bays 2 and 3 a C16 open hall with inserted floor; bay 1 and chimney bay, a C17 addition; lower single storey and attic addition to right. Large axial stack to left. External stack to bay 3 now within lower end bay addition and having small shaft attached from end bay. Casement windows all renewed, of 1 to 3 lights, that to lower right end bay with glazing bars; doorway to bay 3; 3 raking dormers; openings to attic and ground floor of left return. Rear: timber framed rendered outshut to rear of bay 1; renewed casements; brick casing to left of rear df bay 3; 3 raking dormers. Interior: large fireplace to either side of chimney bay; bay 1 with higher ceiling and floor, decorative stops to bridging beam and front wall plate. Fireplace to bay 3 enclosed but with copper exposed. Complete timber framing to additional bay incorporating reused timbers. Straight braces, cambered sole plate to east gable end, ogee stepped tie beam, reused timber to ceiling joist with lozenge mortices for mullions. Attic with upright studs to cell partitions; roof with collars and butt purlins, curved braces to tie beam between cells 2 and 3 now enclosed. Additional lower cell to east with 2 tier butt purlin roof with collars, no ridge piece, gable end struts to purlins.
Listing NGR: TG1810001986
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 226911
- 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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