Cobbaton Cross Old School Room
COBBATON CROSS OLD SCHOOL ROOM
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1165587
- Date first listed:
- 18-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Cobbaton Cross Old School Room
- Statutory Address:
- COBBATON CROSS OLD SCHOOL ROOM
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- Date:
- 1999-10-27
- Reference:
- IOE01/00097/19
- Rights:
- © Mr L.E. Abbott. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1165587
- Date first listed:
- 18-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Cobbaton Cross Old School Room
- Statutory Address 1:
- COBBATON CROSS OLD SCHOOL ROOM
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:
- COBBATON CROSS OLD SCHOOL ROOM
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Chittlehampton
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 61445 26936
Details
SWIMBRIDGE COBBATON SS 62 NW 11/191 Cobbaton Cross Old School Room
II
Former school, unoccupied April 1985. 1876. Roughly coursed stone rubble with ashlar dressings. Slate roof with gable ends. Tall lateral stack to north side with gablets to the base of the chequered stone polygonal shaft with crenellated lip to the tapered cap. Rectangular on plan with gabled porch with slate roof at east gable end. Single storey. North facade has straight-headed transomed windows to each side of stack. South side is blind. Each gable end has segmental arched louvred openings above a 2-light transomed window with segmental arches to the lights. East end also has projecting porch of stone and timber with slate roof. Windows of 7 lights on north side, 3 lights with stone surround, the 4 outer lights have timber surrounds. 6-light window to gable end with carved gable braces. Entrance on south side has plank door to chamfered door surround, with short buttress to left side. Above the porch is a bellcote supported on moulded console brackets to the gable end of the main range with pointed arched bell opening. Interior: dado matchboarding. 2 plain A-frame roof trusses with raking struts.
Listing NGR: SS6144526936
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 98674
- 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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