Glebe Cottage
GLEBE COTTAGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1106699
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Glebe Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- GLEBE COTTAGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1106699
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Glebe Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- GLEBE 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:
- GLEBE COTTAGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- King's Nympton
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 68242 19464
Details
KINGS NYMPTON KINGS NYMPTON SS 61 NE 3/143 Glebe Cottage 20.2.67 GV II House. Late C17 probably incorporating some earlier fabric. Painted rendered stone rubble and cob. Thatch roof with gable ends. Brick stack at left end and axial brick stack with toothed capping. Plan: 3-room and lobby entry plan, the stack heating hall to left and kitchen to right, with inner room at left end. Staircases to rear right-hand corner of kitchen and running up rear wall of hall. Exterior: 2 storeys. 6-window range. Much of the original fenestration survives, with three 3-light casements on each floor, with rectangular leaded panes containing some original colloured glass. Plank door with 2 glazed upper panels. No rear outshuts. Interior: largely remodelled in C19 and with virtually no alterations since that date. Kitchen fireplace has plastered timber lintel, bread oven and former copper to right. C19 chimneypiece to hall fireplace. Hall/inner room 2-plank ledged door has naturalistic scene painted in oils directly onto the wood, probably early C20. No visible ceiling beams. Upper storey also very little altered. Roof structure intact with pegged A-frame trusses with lapped collars, purlins resting on the backs of the principals. Some of the timbers may be reused smoke-blackened medieval timbers.
Listing NGR: SS6824219464
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 97319
- 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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