Compton Cottage

COMPTON COTTAGE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1056521
Date first listed:
06-Mar-1986
List Entry Name:
Compton Cottage
Statutory Address:
COMPTON COTTAGE
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1056521
Date first listed:
06-Mar-1986
List Entry Name:
Compton Cottage
Statutory Address 1:
COMPTON COTTAGE

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
COMPTON COTTAGE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Compton Pauncefoot
National Grid Reference:
ST6450225982

Details

ST62NW
4/44

COMPTON PAUNCEFOOT CP
COMPTON PAUNCEFOOT VILLAGE
Compton Cottage

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GV II

Detached house. Late C17, modified. Cary stone cut and squared; double Roman clay tile roof, hipped on angle, between
stepped coped gables; brick chimney stacks. L-plan, Two storeys with attics, 3 bays each arm. Horizontal bar casement
windows of earlier pattern under timber lintols; to lower bay 3 of east elevation a projecting C20 bay window with
hipped plain tile roof; in small gable at attic level, south side an early iron framed casement with rectangular leaded
lights; lean-to below this contains one entrance. North elevation has horizontal bar casements of 3 and 2-light above;
below to outer bays margined French doors, and in centre bay a late C20 stone and tile porih reusing the earlier
6-panel door which has glazed toplights; in roof above this porch small hipped roof dormer window. Interior has several
earlv features including step and runout chamfered beams; 6-panel doors, window seats and some shutters, all Cl8, and a
late C17 stair case in two flights, turned balusters, very similar in detail to East Hall Farmhouse, Blackford (qv).


Listing NGR: ST6450225982

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
263359
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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