Pidgeon Cottage
PIDGEON COTTAGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1170603
- Date first listed:
- 20-May-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Pidgeon Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- PIDGEON COTTAGE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1170603
- Date first listed:
- 20-May-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Pidgeon Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- PIDGEON 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:
- PIDGEON COTTAGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- East Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Broad Clyst
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 95988 99951
Details
SX 99 NE BROADCLYST COLUMBJOHN
5/85 Pidgeon Cottage - - II
House. C16 base, with C19 alterations. Coursed rubble volcanic trap base, brick upper storeys, under fish-scale tiled roof-with composite gable end and half hip. Reputedly built on the foundations of the dovecote to the (now demolished) Acland mansion of Columbjohn. Square in plan with small rubble-stone outbuilding attached to front at left. C20 brick lean-to extension; 2 storeys and attic. The stone base rises to about 2 metres, now living quarters with C20 2-light windows inserted. Above a brick storey in Flemish bond served by a flight of external stone stairs; 2- light C19 timber casement windows with transom, the upper lights each under depressed stone arch, 2 to front, 1 to right-hand side. No windows to rear. Above this, a tiled roof, hipped it eaves level on brackets, but changing pitch to give an attic storey with gabled ends, the gable walls half-timbered with brick nogging, and a small attic window to each end. 3 attached brick chimneys shafts with stone moulded cap, rise off ashlar base below the ridge.
Listing NGR: SX9598899951
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 88398
- 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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