Legh Cottage
Legh Cottage, Warrington Road
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1139518
- Date first listed:
- 03-Sept-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Legh Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- Legh Cottage, Warrington Road
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1139518
- Date first listed:
- 03-Sept-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Legh Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- Legh Cottage, Warrington 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:
- Legh Cottage, Warrington Road
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- High Legh
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 71297 83128
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 1 September 2021 to remove superfluous amendment details and to reformat the text to current standards
SJ 78 SW
4/44
HIGH LEGH
WARRINGTON ROAD
Legh Cottage
II
House. Late C17, restored in late C19. Timber frame with brick infill and slate roof. Two storeys, two cells, baffle entry plan. Entrance front: ten x two cells of small framing with angle braces to sides. C19 and C20 windows, four-light casement to ground floor left, two-light similar windows to its right. Doorway to right of this. Date 1884 over doorway and cypher. Lean-to open porch in front of door with contiguous square bay window also with lean-to roof to right. Central ridge stack of 1884. Right hand gable end: four x two cells of small framing with angle braces to sides. C19 brick nogging. Queen-post truss gable. Left hand gable end. Four x three cells of small framing with angle braces (some timbers missing) five-light casement window to ground floor two-light to first floor. Gable extends to left to former outhouse, joined to building during the restoration of 1884. Dove Cote to left of extended gable. Outhouse is of four x three cells of this small framing.
Listing NGR: SJ7129783128
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 58537
- 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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