Cockpit About 60 Metres South West of Wothorpe Towers
COCKPIT ABOUT 60 METRES SOUTH WEST OF WOTHORPE TOWERS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1127420
- Date first listed:
- 20-Oct-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Cockpit About 60 Metres South West of Wothorpe Towers
- Statutory Address:
- COCKPIT ABOUT 60 METRES SOUTH WEST OF WOTHORPE TOWERS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1127420
- Date first listed:
- 20-Oct-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Cockpit About 60 Metres South West of Wothorpe Towers
- Statutory Address 1:
- COCKPIT ABOUT 60 METRES SOUTH WEST OF WOTHORPE TOWERS
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:
- COCKPIT ABOUT 60 METRES SOUTH WEST OF WOTHORPE TOWERS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Peterborough (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Wothorpe
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 02469 05203
Details
The dollowing building shall be added to the list:- TF 0205 WOTHORPE -
32/10001 Cockpit about 60m SW of Wothorpe Towers - II Cockpit. Circa late C18. Coursed limestone rubble with limestone dressings. Lean-to inside red brick with lacing timbers and slate lean-to roofs. Octagonal on plan with doorway on north west and south east sides, lean-to outshuts against inner sides of perimeter wall and circular cockpit at centre. Single storey. Segmental-headed doorway on north west and opposite SE side with plank doors and small segmental-headed flanking windows with iron grilles. Similar windows on other sides. Brick lean-to outshuts inside against walls with wooden lacing; the north west with fireplace, the south east with what look like remains of nesting boxes. Circular pit at centre with stone rubble revetments.
Listing NGR: TF0246905203
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 50530
- 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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