Bridge Cottages

BRIDGE COTTAGES, 1,2,3, STRAND

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1104202
Date first listed:
30-Jun-1961
List Entry Name:
Bridge Cottages
Statutory Address:
BRIDGE COTTAGES, 1,2,3, STRAND
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1104202
Date first listed:
30-Jun-1961
List Entry Name:
Bridge Cottages
Statutory Address 1:
BRIDGE COTTAGES, 1,2,3, STRAND

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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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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Location

Statutory Address:
BRIDGE COTTAGES, 1,2,3, STRAND

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

County:
Devon
District:
East Devon (District Authority)
Parish:
Lympstone
National Grid Reference:
SX9889284086

Details

SX 98 SE LYMPSTONE STRAND (west side), Lympstone

5/49 Nos. 1, 2 & 3 Bridge Cottages
30.6.61
-
GV II

3 dwellings. Early C18 with later, predominantly C19 additions. Brick, in Flemish
bond, plastered, roughcast and whitewashed. Hipped and gabled-end slate roofs. A
single-depth early-C18 2-storeyed house of 6 bays now largely masked by later
accretions, namely (1) a 2-storey, early C19 addition to the middle 2 bays of the
C18 house front, with hipped roof and axial stack, formerly a shop. (2) to the left
of this, a lower, roughly contemporary 2-storey curved range with shallow hipped
roof and axial stack, that occupies the angle towards Strand. (3) to the right of
(2) a later-C19, single-storeyed polygonal extension. All stacks with brick shafts
including the axial and right-hand end stack of the C18 house. This has rusticated
quoins to the front and moulded gutter box throughout. Only three 12-pane hornless
sash windows visible to the right, 2 to first floor, 1 to ground floor.
Left-hand end (towards street) with one 2-storeyed bowed window bay, a 20-pane
hornless sash window to each floor; round headed doorway to right of this with
panelled soffit; full dormer.
Rear: one 16-pane hornless sash window is all that remains of early fenestration.
The shop (1), 2-window range; 12-pane hornless sash windows to first floor; sash
window to left of door with 6 panes up, 9 down. Door and 24-pane bowed sash shop
window under cornice, with little fluted pilasters. Extension (2) with 16-pane
hornless sash window to first floor. 4-pane horned sash below. (3) with cogged
brick cornice, horned sash window and doorway.


Listing NGR: SX9889284086

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
88549
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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