Garden Building About 100 Metres North of Combe House
GARDEN BUILDING ABOUT 100 METRES NORTH OF COMBE HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1098027
- Date first listed:
- 27-Jan-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Garden Building About 100 Metres North of Combe House
- Statutory Address:
- GARDEN BUILDING ABOUT 100 METRES NORTH OF COMBE HOUSE
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- Date:
- 1999-10-12
- Reference:
- IOE01/00176/02
- Rights:
- © Mr Anthony Aaben-Reader. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1098027
- Date first listed:
- 27-Jan-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Garden Building About 100 Metres North of Combe House
- Statutory Address 1:
- GARDEN BUILDING ABOUT 100 METRES NORTH OF COMBE HOUSE
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:
- GARDEN BUILDING ABOUT 100 METRES NORTH OF COMBE HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- East Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Gittisham
- National Grid Reference:
- SY 14251 97925
Details
GITTISHAM COMBE SY 19 NW
7/145 Garden building about 100 metres - north of Combe House
GV II
Garden building described on a survey plan of the late C18 as a greenhouse. Probably built for Thomas Putt, known as Black Tom Putt, squire of Combe 1757-87. Rendered brick, the front elevation faced with ashlar masonry. Classical. Plan: Rectangular on plan, facing south towards the house. A small enclosed room has been built within the north-east corner. Exterior: Symmetrical 5-bay front with a pediment and a parapet above a moulded cornice. 5 absolutely plain square-headed openings on the front, presumably originally glazed. The left (west) return has a Venetian window with glazing bars, the centre light a sash window. Interior: paved with large red tiles. 'Black Tom Putt' and his wife, a Tiverton heiress, planted the pleasure grounds north of the house and an apple, developed on the estate was called the Tom Putt apple. Group value with Combe House and associated buildings. The gardens at Combe are grade II on the Register of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England, Ref; SY 1497 G132.
Hussey, Christopher, 'Combe', Country Life, June 9, 1955, 1486-87; June 16, 1955, 1556-1559.
Photograph in NMR.
Listing NGR: SY1424697924
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 87146
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Country Life in 16 June, (1955), 1556-1559
Country Life in 9 June, (1955), 1486-1487
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 11 Devon,
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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