Wheelwright's Cottage
WHEELWRIGHT'S COTTAGE, RECTORY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1104596
- Date first listed:
- 10-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Wheelwright's Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- WHEELWRIGHT'S COTTAGE, RECTORY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1104596
- Date first listed:
- 10-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Wheelwright's Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- WHEELWRIGHT'S COTTAGE, RECTORY 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:
- WHEELWRIGHT'S COTTAGE, RECTORY ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Torridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Dolton
- National Grid Reference:
- SS5729112290
Details
DOLTON
RECTORY ROAD, Dolton
SS 5712
14/79
Wheelwright's Cottage
II
Small house. Circa late C17 or early C18 with C20 alterations. Rendered cob walls.
Thatch roof gabled to right end, hipped to left. Brick stack at right gable-end.
Plan: obscured by C20 alterations but probably 2 or 3 plan originally with larger
heated room at the right end.
Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 1-window front, 3 to ground floor. Late C19 4-
pane sash to left of centre on 1st floor. C20 1-light casements on ground floor to
left of centre and to right. C20 former shop window to left. Small C20
Leanto/porch in front of left-hand end with plank doors. C20 thatch roof porch to
right of centre with late C20 part-glazed door.
Interior: inaccessible at time of survey.
Listing NGR: SS5729112290
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 90872
- 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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