Doris's Cottage
DORIS'S COTTAGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1155549
- Date first listed:
- 09-Dec-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Doris's Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- DORIS'S COTTAGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1155549
- Date first listed:
- 09-Dec-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Doris's Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- DORIS'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:
- DORIS'S COTTAGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Stroud (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Longney and Epney
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 76383 11229
Details
MORETON VALENCE EPNEY SO 71 SE 3/231 Doris's Cottage 4.3.85 II* Small detached cottage, formerly a small hall house. C15, altered in C17 and C19. Timber-framed with square panels, with some original plastered wattle and daub infill and some brick, faced in brick to south and west, on plinth of part stone part brick, pantile roof raised above remains of original thatched medieval roof still in situ, with inserted C17 stack to south with brick end flue. Single-storey hall house of 2 bays with hall and adjoining chamber both open to the roof, converted into 2 cottages in C19, each with door on west side. Clasped purlin roof with queen strut collar and dual braced tie beams; blackened central truss and rafters survive. East side has to left original segmental headed doorway blocked by later stack and former window (also blocked) to chamber over present wide doorway to right. C17 alterations include brick nogging to frame panels, brick stack to south gable end, chamfered bressumer to fireplace, insertion of ceiling for attic with joists resting on chamfered and ogee-stopped spine beams carried on jowled inserted posts, and 2-light wood mullion window to attic on south gable end. Conversion during C19 into 2 cottages included refacing of west wall in brick with 2 boarded doors and two 2-light casements, and small brick lean-to to south gable end. This building is a very rare survival of a small 2-cell late medieval hall house retaining its single plan form and many original features of C15 and C17.
Listing NGR: SO7638511231
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 132490
- 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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