The Thatched Cottage
THE THATCHED COTTAGE, EXETER ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1105080
- Date first listed:
- 16-Feb-1989
- List Entry Name:
- The Thatched Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- THE THATCHED COTTAGE, EXETER ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1105080
- Date first listed:
- 16-Feb-1989
- List Entry Name:
- The Thatched Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE THATCHED COTTAGE, EXETER 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:
- THE THATCHED COTTAGE, EXETER ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Torridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Beaford
- National Grid Reference:
- SS5552114886
Details
BEAFORD EXETER ROAD (north-east side),
SS 5514 Beaford
21/51 The Thatched Cottage
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GV II
Cottage. Mid C17 with minor probably C19 and C20 alterations and additions.
Rendered, mainly over cob. Right-hand end wall rebuilt in C20 blockwork. Thatched
roof, hipped to left and half-hipped to right. Rendered C20 conservatory to front
with glazed lean-to roof. Approximately central axial stone stack with string
course, and brick end stack to left.
Plan and development: C17 two-room baffle-entry plan, with larger (principal) room to
right and smaller room to left, divided by axial stack. Left-hand room divided
(probably in C19), to form small kitchen to left with integral end stack. Continuous
late C20 lean-to porch/conservatory to front. Two storeys with one-storey porch.
Exterior: Asymmetrical 3-window front; late C19 or early C20 small-paned wooden
casements. Left-hand ground-floor window replaced in C20 and small C20 two-light
wooden casement (probably inserted) between first-floor windows. Roughly central
doorway between first and second windows from left, with C20 boarded door. C20
conservatory has one-and 2-light wooden casements and 2-leaf boarded door.
Interior: Right-hand ground-floor room has rough ceiling joists spanning front to
back, and C17 stone open fireplace, which has chamfered wooden lintel with runout
stops. Front windows have jambs continuing to floor level. Left-hand room divided,
probably in the C19. Right-hand part has C17 stone open fireplace with adzed
(probably to take later plaster) wooden lintel which is chamfered with runout stops.
Left-hand part (present kitchen) has probably C19 fireplace with bread oven. First-
floor rooms and roofspace not inspected.
Listing NGR: SS5552114886
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 91669
- 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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