The Forge and Market Place Cottage
THE FORGE AND MARKET PLACE COTTAGE, EGTON VILLAGE, WHITBY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1173537
- Date first listed:
- 06-Oct-1969
- List Entry Name:
- The Forge and Market Place Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- THE FORGE AND MARKET PLACE COTTAGE, EGTON VILLAGE, WHITBY
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- Date:
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1173537
- Date first listed:
- 06-Oct-1969
- List Entry Name:
- The Forge and Market Place Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE FORGE AND MARKET PLACE COTTAGE, EGTON VILLAGE, WHITBY
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:
- THE FORGE AND MARKET PLACE COTTAGE, EGTON VILLAGE, WHITBY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Egton
- National Park:
- North York Moors
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 80855 06518
Details
NZ8006-8106
15/20
EGTON,
EGTON VILLAGE (east side),
The Forge and Market Place Cottage
6.10.69
GV II
Two houses. 1704 on lintel, altered in C19 and C20. Hammered and herringbone-tooled sandstone; pantile roof with stone dressings, stone and brick stacks. 2-storey, 4-window front to The Forge, with 2-storey bay at left; 2-storey, 2-window front to Market Place Cottage. The Forge (to left): 4-panel door in quoined and chamfered opening beneath attached flat hoodmould. Lintel inscribed: 1704. Left of door, C19 2-light mullioned window with 6-pane casements. 4-pane sash window at right and small 4-pane firewindow at right end. First floor windows: C19 2-light mullioned window with 8-pane sashes at left end; 12-pane sash over door; two 4-pane sashes at right end. Coped gables and shaped kneelers. End and centre stacks. C20 board door beneath tooled lintel in bay to left. Market Place Cottage: inserted board door between C20 altered windows. Small 4-pane fixed light in chamfered and quoined opening at far left. C20 windows on first floor. Coped right gable and right end stack. Rear: quoined and chamfered doorway and chamfered stone window surrounds survive. Market Place Cottage included for group value.
Listing NGR: NZ8085506518
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 327490
- 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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