Fuschia Cottage
FUSCHIA COTTAGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1104979
- Date first listed:
- 16-Feb-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Fuschia Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- FUSCHIA COTTAGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1104979
- Date first listed:
- 16-Feb-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Fuschia Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- FUSCHIA 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:
- FUSCHIA COTTAGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Torridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- St. Giles in the Wood
- National Grid Reference:
- SS5378118085
Details
SS 51 NW
18/211
ST GILES IN THE WOOD
KINGSCOTT
Fuschia Cottage
GV
II
Cottage. Late C17 or C18, enlarged circa 1880. The older part is plastered stone
rubble with cob; stone rubble stack topped with C19 brick; thatch roof. The
extension is exposed, snecked local stone with brick dressings and quoins; the stack
is similar, slate roof.
Plan: 3-room plan cottage facing south-south-east, say south. The older part to left
(west) was built as a 2-room plan cottage. The larger left room has a gable-end
stack with projecting oven housing was the living room. Small unheated service room
to right is now used as a kitchen. Circa 1880 a parlour was added on the right
(east) end. It is set back from the front of the old cottage and has a projecting
gable-end stack. 2 storeys with lean-to outshut on the right end.
Exterior: Irregular 2:2-window front of late C19 and C20 casements with glazing bars.
Doorway to the older section of left contains a late C19 - early C20 plank door and
the right section has a late C19 part-glazed plank door behind a C19 porch.
Interior: has plain carpentry detail where exposed. Roof not inspected although the
bottoms of straight principals show on the first floor.
Fuschia Cottage is part of a group of attractive listed buildings in the hamlet of
Kingscott.
Listing NGR: SS5378118085
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 91830
- 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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