Lyme Cottage Riverside Cottage
LYME COTTAGE, SWAN HILL ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1098543
- Date first listed:
- 08-May-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Lyme Cottage Riverside Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- LYME COTTAGE, SWAN HILL ROAD
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- Reference:
- IOE01/12749/21
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1098543
- Date first listed:
- 08-May-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 10-Mar-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Lyme Cottage Riverside Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- LYME COTTAGE, SWAN HILL ROAD
- Statutory Address 2:
- RIVERSIDE COTTAGE, SWAN HILL ROAD
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:
- LYME COTTAGE, SWAN HILL ROAD
- Statutory Address:
- RIVERSIDE COTTAGE, SWAN HILL ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- East Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Colyford
- National Grid Reference:
- SY 25334 92652
Details
In the entry for:-
SY 29 SE COLYTON SWAN HILL ROAD COLYFORD 14/140
8.5.67 Lyme Cottage
GV II
The entry shall be amended to read:
SY 29 SE COLYTON SWAN HILL ROAD COLYFORD
14/140 Lyme Cottage and Riverside Cottage
GV II
House, now 2 dwellings. Late C16/C17 with later alterations. Flint and limestone rubble with squared quoins, gabled thatched roof and brick end stacks. Lyme Cottage formed hall of original house, with lobby entrance (now blocked) to left adjoining Pear Tree Cottage (q.v.) and former service end, now Riverside Cottage, to right. 2 storeys; 4-window range. C19 two and 3-light casements with leaded panes; similar two-light casement to blocked doorway on left. C20 door to right of centre. C19 outshut with tile roof projects to right. Thatched rear outshut, with entrance to Riverside Cottage on right. Interior: Lyme Cottage has jointed-cruck truss with trenched purlins and dowel holes to principals and collar from removed partition, chamfered ground-floor beam with lamb's tongue stops, open fireplace with oven and chamfered bressumer and beam to lobby adjoining stack with rebated arched doorhead and mortices for stud partition. Riverside Cottage has stop-chamfered beam and open fireplace with bressumer (first floor not seen).
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SY 29 SE COLYTON SWAN HILL ROAD 14/140 COLYFORD
8.5.67 Lyme Cottage GV II
One of a range of cottages. C17/18 stone rubble with thatched roof with gabled ends and eybrow eaves over first floor windows. Two storeys. Four window range. C18 two and three light casements with leaded panes. Doorway to right of centre with modern door and thatched porch. Brick ridge and end chimney stacks.
Listing NGR: SY2533492652
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 87896
- 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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