Post Cottage and Two Adjoining Cottages to the North
POST COTTAGE AND TWO ADJOINING COTTAGES TO THE NORTH
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1169845
- Date first listed:
- 19-Feb-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Post Cottage and Two Adjoining Cottages to the North
- Statutory Address:
- POST COTTAGE AND TWO ADJOINING COTTAGES TO THE NORTH
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- Date:
- 1999-09-29
- Reference:
- IOE01/00173/12
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1169845
- Date first listed:
- 19-Feb-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Post Cottage and Two Adjoining Cottages to the North
- Statutory Address 1:
- POST COTTAGE AND TWO ADJOINING COTTAGES TO THE NORTH
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:
- POST COTTAGE AND TWO ADJOINING COTTAGES TO THE NORTH
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- South Hams (District Authority)
- Parish:
- South Pool
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 77469 40113
Details
SOUTH POOL SOUTH POOL VILLAGE SX 74 SE 6/145 Post Cottage and two adjoining Cottages to the north
G.V. II
Row of 3 cottages, formerly 4. C18 altered in C20. Rendered and plastered stone rubble walls which may incorporate some cob. Thatched roofs to central and right-hand cottages with gable end, asbestos slate roof to left-hand cottage hipped at end. This cottage has a brick stack on a rubble base at its left end, brick axial stack and one at right-hand end of row. Plan: the left-hand and central cottages are of 2-room plan, Post Cottage to right was formerly 2 cottages but now has 3 rooms. Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 2 : 2 : 3 window front. The left-hand and central cottages have early to mid C20 2-light casements apart from a late C19 or early C20 4-pane sash to right on ground floor of central cottage. Post Cottage has an early C19 horizontal sliding sash to left on 1st floor with a C19 2-light casement to its right and below. A former leanto porch to left on ground floor is now a bay window. 2 early C20 4-pane sashes to the right. Gabled brick porch to right of centre has a 4-panel door behind. The other 2 cottages have similar circa early C20 porches with a C20 4-panel door to the left-hand one and C20 plank door to the central one. Interior: inaccessible at time of survey.
Listing NGR: SX7746940113
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 100842
- 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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