The Folly
THE FOLLY, WENLOCK ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1175098
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1986
- List Entry Name:
- The Folly
- Statutory Address:
- THE FOLLY, WENLOCK ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1175098
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1986
- List Entry Name:
- The Folly
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE FOLLY, WENLOCK ROAD
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 FOLLY, WENLOCK ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Buildwas
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 63868 03591
Details
BUILDWAS C.P. WENLOCK ROAD SJ 60 SW (east side) 5/19 The Folly II 2 cottages, now one house. Probably mid- and late C17 with later additions and alterations. Timber framed with red brick infill and cladding, machine tile roofs. 2 cottages, left-hand one of 2 framed bays with mid-C20 extension to left and right-hand one, probably the earlier of the 2, also of 2 framed bays. One storey and attic; framing: exposed to right-hand cottage, 2 large rectangular panels from cill to wall-plate, long straight tension braces and jowled wall posts, left-hand cottage clad in C19 painted brick; irregular fenestra- tion, left-hand part has 2 late C20 casements and door to contemporary extension to front and one late C19 casement on right, C20 gabled eaves dormers to left and right; right-hand part has a 3-light late C20 French window to centre and a small late C19 casement to right, 2 late C20 gabled dormers in roof slope; re-built ridge stack to left of centre to left-hand cottage formerly an end stack before addition of C20 extension to left. Interior: timber frame (square and rectangular panels) substantially intact; chamfered spine beam in main ground-floor room to right and chamfered cross beam with heavy joists in main ground- floor room to left.
Listing NGR: SJ6386803591
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 258801
- 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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