Lorna Cottage and Cottage Adjoining to West
LORNA COTTAGE AND COTTAGE ADJOINING TO WEST
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1173599
- Date first listed:
- 02-Jan-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Lorna Cottage and Cottage Adjoining to West
- Statutory Address:
- LORNA COTTAGE AND COTTAGE ADJOINING TO WEST
Have you got a photo to share?
Join the Missing Pieces Project. We want you to share your photos and memories.
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2004-11-26
- Reference:
- IOE01/13502/11
- Rights:
- © Mr John H. Sparkes. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1173599
- Date first listed:
- 02-Jan-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Lorna Cottage and Cottage Adjoining to West
- Statutory Address 1:
- LORNA COTTAGE AND COTTAGE ADJOINING TO WEST
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:
- LORNA COTTAGE AND COTTAGE ADJOINING TO WEST
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Porlock
- National Park:
- Exmoor
- National Grid Reference:
- SS8709747091
Details
SS84NE PORLOCK CP
WEST PORLOCK
3/61 Lorna Cottage and Cottage
adjoining to west
-
- II
Cottage enlarged as farmhouse, now 2 cottages. C16-C17 enlarged and reroofed late C19. Roughcast over rubble and
possibly cob, half hipped double Roman tiled roof, large lateral stack with slate roofed bread oven projection to right
of entrance, external stone stack left gable end with brick cap. L-plan, 2 cell and cross passage enlarged one bay
right, extended 2 bays at rear. One and a half storeys, 2:2 bays, wall recessed end bay right with 2-light casement set
below eaves, others left set half way into roof space, ground floor left 3-light leaded iron casement, plank door
beside stack, right iron framed inglenook light, 3-light iron casement without leading right, 2-light beyond. Left
return entry to Lorna Cottage beside gable end, extension of 2 bays set back into hillside. Interior partially sighted;
stair turret opening out of hall heated by lateral stack, chamfered beam stops not visible, possibly jointed cruck
trusses to original dwelling; said to have been an inn at one time called "Live and Let Live".
Listing NGR: SS8709747091
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 265475
- 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.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 03-Jul-2026 at 02:36:15.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.