WHEAL MARIA COTTAGES

WHEAL MARIA COTTAGES, 1-20

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1105740
Date first listed:: 10-Apr-1986
List Entry Name:: WHEAL MARIA COTTAGES
Statutory Address:: WHEAL MARIA COTTAGES, 1-20

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1105740
Date first listed:: 10-Apr-1986
List Entry Name:: WHEAL MARIA COTTAGES
Statutory Address 1:: WHEAL MARIA COTTAGES, 1-20

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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:: WHEAL MARIA COTTAGES, 1-20

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

County:: Devon
District:: West Devon (District Authority)
Parish:: Gulworthy
National Grid Reference:: SX 41934 74135

Details

TAVISTOCK HAMLETS SX 47 SW 5/154 - Wheal Maria Cottages(Nos 1-20) 10.4.86 GV II Row of 10 paired houses. Circa 1870. Slatestone rubble, rendered to sides and front, each pair with hipped slate roof with central stack heating each side. Semi-detached piars of cottages, each pair with mirror-image double depth plan; each cottage has a front and rear room heated from a central stack and entered from a side porch. Small single storey outhouse behind each pair. Each front of 2 storeys and 2 windows, all 2-light casements of 8 panes each, with granite lintels at ground floor. Each side has gabled porch with shouldered head to opening and recess for number over doorway, to side of porch and opening which may have been originally designed for a 2-light casement, but which has a narrow single light inserted. Rear has 2 windows, 2-light casements at first floor and horizontal sliding sashes at first floor. Rear of each has attached granite water trough central placed, and small single-storey outhouse behind each. The cottages have very few alterations and are one of the best surviving examples of purpose-built mining accommodation in the area. Alterations include: porch removed from no 6 and half-glazed door added at rear. No 7 has C20 windows at ground and first floor front. No 8 has C20 ground floor sidelight. No 9 has porch with hipped roof and C20 sidelight. No 16 has had porch rebuilt larger than original. No 20 has had porch removed and replaced by door to rear. In spite of these alterations the whole row remains unusually intact. Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SX4193474135

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Legacy System number:: 94051
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.