Monk's Cottage
MONK'S COTTAGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1078577
- Date first listed:
- 18-Oct-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Monk's Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- MONK'S COTTAGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1078577
- Date first listed:
- 18-Oct-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Monk's Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- MONK'S 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.
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:
- MONK'S COTTAGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Forest of Dean (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Taynton
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 71116 21236
Details
SO 72 SW TAYNTON GLASSHOUSE
7/244 Monk's Cottage
II
Cottage; late C17. Timber-frame, wattle and daub or rendered infill; random rubble to extension; tiled roof. Two-bay, 1-room deep, 1½ storey building in centre, single-bay single-storey extension each end. Entrance front: left stone extension, flush panelled door on right, flat timber-lintel. Stonework for chimney for first panel to right in house: framing beyond 2 panels high. Two-light casement, late C20 half-glazed door behind open, gabled timber porch, low stone walls below each side: 2-light casement to right. Lean-to dormer to Left front door; gable chimney on ridge, left gable. To right timber-framed extension, top half glazed, 7 lights in all, very shallow hipped roof. Floor beams originally tenoned through studs, but floor raised late C20, stairs replaced.
Listing NGR: SO7111621236
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 125780
- 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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