Smith's Cottage Adjoining Forge Mews to the East and Approximately 10 Metres North of the Old House
SMITH'S COTTAGE ADJOINING FORGE MEWS TO THE EAST AND APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES NORTH OF THE OLD HOUSE, BELL LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1061625
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jan-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Smith's Cottage Adjoining Forge Mews to the East and Approximately 10 Metres North of the Old House
- Statutory Address:
- SMITH'S COTTAGE ADJOINING FORGE MEWS TO THE EAST AND APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES NORTH OF THE OLD HOUSE, BELL LANE
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/05441/23
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1061625
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jan-1986
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 16-Jun-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Smith's Cottage Adjoining Forge Mews to the East and Approximately 10 Metres North of the Old House
- Statutory Address 1:
- SMITH'S COTTAGE ADJOINING FORGE MEWS TO THE EAST AND APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES NORTH OF THE OLD HOUSE, BELL 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:
- SMITH'S COTTAGE ADJOINING FORGE MEWS TO THE EAST AND APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES NORTH OF THE OLD HOUSE, BELL LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Leicestershire
- District:
- Harborough (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Burton Overy
- National Grid Reference:
- SP6771997910
Details
In the entry for
3/3
BURTON OVERY
BELL LANE (South side)
Yearners Cottage
the address shall be amended to read
BELL LANE (South side)
Smith's Cottage adjoining Forge Mews to the east and approx. 10m, north of
The Old House.
the following sentence should be added to the description
" Forge Mews is not of listable quality."
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SP69NE
3/3
BURTON OVERY
BELL LANE (South Side)
Yearner Cottage
GV
II
Cottage. c1700. Timber framed in most part with rubble stone plinth and red
brick and mud nogging and red brick. Corrugated iron roof covering thatch in
parts with 2 brick ridge stacks, that to left rendered. Brick coped left
gable and weather-boarded right gable. l 1/2 storeys of 2 3-light casements,
that to right with cambered lintel. 2-light eyebrow dormer and small 1-light
on 1st floor. Centre and left are 2 1/2 bays of large panel timber framing. On
left end a 2-light casement with 2-light horizontal sliding sash over, both
with cambered lintel. Door to rear, with further timber framing. Inside are
chamfered beams, 2 inglenooks, 4 bay single-purlin tie-beam truss roof and
wide floor boards.
Listing NGR: SP6771997910
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 191025
- 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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