Gibhouse Cottage
GIBHOUSE COTTAGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1169236
- Date first listed:
- 04-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Gibhouse Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- GIBHOUSE COTTAGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1169236
- Date first listed:
- 04-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Gibhouse Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- GIBHOUSE 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:
- GIBHOUSE COTTAGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- West Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Drewsteignton
- National Park:
- Dartmoor
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 72049 89713
Details
SX 78 NW DREWSTEIGNTON
7/44 Gibhouse Cottage
GV II
Cottage, former farmhouse. C17, parts may be C16, thoroughly renovated circa 1980. Plastered walls, either wholly granite stone rubble or cob on stone rubble footings; disused stone rubble stacks; thatch roof. Plan and development: small 3-room-and-through-passage plan house facing west- south-west, say west, and built down the hillslope. Small inner room at the uphill (northern) end was formerly unheated but circa 1980 an end stack was built there. The hall has a disused axial stack backing onto the passage and a newel stair turret projecting forward. The passage front doorway is now blocked and its porch is converted to a closet. Small unheated service end room at the downhill right end. Since no internal inspection was available at the time of this survey it is impossible to outline the historic development of the house here. Nevertheless it seems likely that it was originally some kind of open hall house and, if it is C16, it may have been heated by an open hearth fire. It is now 2 storeys throughout. Exterior: irregular 2-window front of circa 1980 casements without glazing bars. Those on the first floor rise up into the thatch a short distance. The roof is half-hipped to right and gable-ended to left. The eaves are carried down over the newel stair turret and closet. Similar circa 1980 fenestration to rear and contemporary door to passage behind contemporary porch on circular granite posts. Interior: was not availabe for inspection at the time of this survey. However most of the joinery detail appears to be C20. Nevertheless the original layout appears to be preserved and therefore C17, maybe C16, features are suspected. For instance a granite fireplace with an oak lintel and a roughly-finished crossbeam were seen in the hall. The roof may even be late medieval.
Listing NGR: SX7204989713
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 94840
- 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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