The Old Shop
THE OLD SHOP
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1054635
- Date first listed:
- 21-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Shop
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD SHOP
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1054635
- Date first listed:
- 21-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Shop
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD SHOP
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:
- THE OLD SHOP
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Melverley
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 32758 18466
Details
MELVERLEY C.P. CROSSLANES SJ 31 NW
11/117 The Old Shop -
- II
Cottage, latterly shop, now reverted to domestic use. Early C17, extended late C17 with later additions and alterations. Timber framed with painted brick infill and partial rebuilding, rendered to rear; corrugated iron roof. Original single-cell plan with end baffle entry, extended by one short bay to left in late C17. One storey and gable-lit attic. Framing: vertical posts to front; collar and tie beam end trusses with V-struts from collars. Mid-C19 segmental-headed casements to either side of roughly central segmental-headed boarded door with brown brick ridge stack directly above. C19 brick lean-to attached and projecting from right gable end. Interior. Massive central chimney stack has infilled inglenook fireplace with wooden lintel to right ground-floor room. This has chamfered spine beam and oak winder staircase behind stack. Flat heavy joists to left room. Single-purlin roof in 3 bays with collar and tie beam trusses and short straight windbraces. Left bay (later addition) is shorter and at higher level with low doorway cut through tie beam of original gable end. Wide boarded oak floor boards.
Listing NGR: SJ3275818466
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 256669
- 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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