Walnut Tree Cottage
WALNUT TREE COTTAGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1168529
- Date first listed:
- 16-Mar-1978
- List Entry Name:
- Walnut Tree Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- WALNUT TREE COTTAGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1168529
- Date first listed:
- 16-Mar-1978
- List Entry Name:
- Walnut Tree Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- WALNUT TREE 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:
- WALNUT TREE COTTAGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- South Hams (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ringmore
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 65133 45995
Details
RINGMORE VILLAGE CENTRE SX 64 NE 5/186 Walnut Tree Cottage 16.3.78
- II
Formerly Higher Manor Farmhouse, now house. C17 or early C18, much modified. Rendered rubble or cob, thatched roof. A long block with possible cross passage to left of ridge stack, and perhaps originally a long-house; at the left hand end is a lower hipped element stepped down to road level, the remainder being set well up from road. Two storeys, scatter of windows, mainly horizontal-bar casements; ground floor is a 2-light in the projecting arm, C20 door to thatched hood, a 3-light, 2-light probably to former doorway and with a projecting hood, and a 4-light. First floor has 2:3:2:3 light, not aligned with windows below. Cropped stack, raised in brick, to hipped right end, ridge stack off-centre left. Low unit has wide garage doors, and the roof, swept down to the right, covers a pump. Eight stone steps up to door. Left return has rounded corner with 1 over 1 two-light casements in projection, and 3 over 3-light tto main hipped end. Interior retains no early features; roof not inspected. The pro- jecting arm is reputed to have been used at some stage by Wesleyans as a meeting house.
Listing NGR: SX6512645992
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 99781
- 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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