The Thatched Cottage
THE THATCHED COTTAGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1167615
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jun-1985
- List Entry Name:
- The Thatched Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- THE THATCHED COTTAGE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1167615
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jun-1985
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 07-Feb-1986
- List Entry Name:
- The Thatched Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE THATCHED 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:
- THE THATCHED COTTAGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hampshire
- District:
- Test Valley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Kings Somborne
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 39754 32367
Details
KINGS SOMBORNE UP SOMBORNE SU 33 SE
5/23 The Thatched Cottage (formerly Lovells Farm 20/6/85 Cottage) II Cottage. Late C15, encased C18, altered C19 & C20. Cruck timber-frame, painted brick and rendered cob encasing, rendered addition, thatch roof. 1 1/2 storey, 3 bay with C20 wing to rear in centre. On road front, in each bay irregular C18 & C19 2-light case- ment, 2 in centre bay, over 2-light casement in eyebrow dormer centre one C18, rest C20. Roof half-hipped. Surviving upper part of cruck exposed at right end. Inside 2 cruck trusses, almost complete, exposed. Full crucks with diagonally set ridge piece, collar and tie-beam that extends to carry wall plate. Diagonally set purlin, scarf jointed at trusses and cut into blade. Top surface of most blades replaced, curved braces run from this part of blade to purlin. During C20 restoration remains of smoke hood found against right of centre truss when C18 stack take down. Flooring over C17 with chamfered beams and joists.
Listing NGR: SU3975532368
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 140810
- 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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