Little Thatch Prings Cottage Wainwrights Cottage
LITTLE THATCH
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1168335
- Date first listed:
- 16-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Little Thatch Prings Cottage Wainwrights Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- LITTLE THATCH
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1168335
- Date first listed:
- 16-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Little Thatch Prings Cottage Wainwrights Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- LITTLE THATCH
- Statutory Address 2:
- PRINGS COTTAGE
- Statutory Address 3:
- WAINWRIGHTS 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:
- LITTLE THATCH
- Statutory Address:
- PRINGS COTTAGE
- Statutory Address:
- WAINWRIGHTS COTTAGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- East Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Luppitt
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 18084 05227
Details
LUPPITT BEACON ST 10 NE 6/72 Little Thatch, Prings Cottage and - Wainwrights Cottage - II Row of 3 cottages. Probably late C18 - early C19. Plastered local stone rubble, maybe with some cob; stone rubble stacks with plastered brick chimneyshafts; thatch roof. Plan: row of 3 cottages facing south-south-west, say south. The cottages are probably contemporary and although all 3 have a 2-room plans with one heated and one unheated room they each have different layouts. Little Thatch is at the left (west) end and it shares and axial stack with the middle cottage, Prings Cottage. Wainwrights Cottage is at the right (east) end and it has an axial stack between the 2 rooms. The right end room here has been enlarged into a former forge in a crosswing projecting to rear. This is open to the roof but the rest of the row is 2 storeys with secondary rear outshots and service extensions. Exterior: irregular front fenestration. Each cottage has 3 ground floor windows, the end cottage has 1 first floor window each and Prings Cottage has 3 first floor windows. These are a variety of C20 casements with glazing bars. Each cottage front doorway contains a C20 door and thatch-roofed porch. Interiors: have plain carpentry detail where exposed.
Listing NGR: ST1808405227
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 86625
- 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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