Rothay Cottage
ROTHAY COTTAGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1160031
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jan-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Rothay Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- ROTHAY COTTAGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1160031
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jan-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Rothay Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROTHAY 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:
- ROTHAY COTTAGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Egloskerry
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 26165 86256
Details
EGLOSKERRY BADHARLICK SI 28 NE 8/33 Rothay Cottage - GV II
3 cottages, converted into one house. Circa C17 origins, extended in later C17 or early C18 and mid C19. Converted into one house in mid C20. Rendered and painted stone rubble and cob. Rag slate roof with gable ends. Stone rubble axial and end stacks with cloam oven projection to left hand end stack. Plan: Probably originally a 2-room and cross passage plan house, the left hand room heated by an end stack and the smaller right hand room unheated. In circa late C17 or early C18 the house was extended on the lower right end by the addition of a second house of similar plan; the larger left hand room heated by an axial stack backing onto the end of the earlier house. In the circa mid C19 the range was extended with a third house of 1-room plan on the higher left hand end. Exterior: 2-storeys. Asymmetrical 1:2:2 window front with the ground sloping down to the right. The casements windows have been partly replaced in the C20. Central house has C20 plank door in gabled stone rubble porch to right of centre with 3- light casement to left and 2-light casement to right. Two 2-light casements on first floor. The house to right is set slightly forward and has a 3-light casement to left. 2-light casement in earlier entrance and 2-light casement to right. Two 2-light casements on first floor. The house to left has a C20 plank door with C20 2-light casement on ground and first floor. Interior: Central cottage has bowtell moulded floor joists and a roughly chamfered timber lintel to the fireplace, the runout stops not quite aligned and with the granite jambs. The left hand cottage has unchamfered wany floor joists, the ground floor partitions have been removed and the fireplace lintel is roughly cut but has a slight chamfer and cloam oven. C19 floor joists to left hand cottage.
Listing NGR: SX2616586256
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 67926
- 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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