King's Cottage
KING'S COTTAGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1107723
- Date first listed:
- 18-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- King's Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- KING'S COTTAGE
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- Date:
- 2005-09-11
- Reference:
- IOE01/14766/33
- Rights:
- © Mr Hedley R. Hooper. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1107723
- Date first listed:
- 18-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- King's Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- KING'S 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:
- KING'S COTTAGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Bishop's Tawton
- National Grid Reference:
- SS5725428577
Details
SS 52 NE
10/14
BISHOPS TAWTON
King's Cottage
II
House. Early C19, with end bay added c.1900. Whitewashed rendered rubble and some
cob. Thatch roof, hipped with brick stacks at each end, axial brick stack and
rubble stack to rear of right-angled gabled rear extension with slated offsets. L-
shaped on plan with right-angled kitchen extension to rear left end. Single rooms
each side of entrance, originally towards centre, but now displaced to left with
addition of slightly projecting right-hand bay. Cottage ornee style. 2 storeys
with cellar. 4 window range of mainly C19 centre-hinged casements, of 2-lights
except third from left which is of 3-lights. French windows to ground floor plinth
level to each side 1/2-glazed panelled door with blind fanlight with stone steps up
to each side with 4 newel posts with ball finials, wooden handrail and decorative
wrought iron work to the platform. C19 verandah roof with swept up ends to
original facade supported on rustic timber posts. Gabled projections to right has
3-light window with individual C20 sashes to each light. Narrow 2 storey
projection to rear with half-hipped roof to resemble early porch but with no
entrance. Flat roofed C20 extension in brick in the angle of the L-shaped to right
and slated gabled roof to C20 porch extension to left. Much of the C19 internal
joinery intact including open well staircase with stick balusters and moulded
handrail elaborately swept up to square newels.
Listing NGR: SS5725428577
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 98492
- 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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