Nightingale Cottages
NIGHTINGALE COTTAGES, TAMWORTH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1186174
- Date first listed:
- 27-Feb-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Nightingale Cottages
- Statutory Address:
- NIGHTINGALE COTTAGES, TAMWORTH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1186174
- Date first listed:
- 27-Feb-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Nightingale Cottages
- Statutory Address 1:
- NIGHTINGALE COTTAGES, TAMWORTH 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:
- NIGHTINGALE COTTAGES, TAMWORTH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Warwickshire
- District:
- North Warwickshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Nether Whitacre
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 23646 91932
Details
NETHER WHITACRE TAMWORTH ROAD SP29SW (South side) 5/105 Nightingale Cottages 27/02/87 - II House, now divided into 2 dwellings. Probably early C17 with later C17 extensions including a porch dated T.H. 1663. Timber-framed with brick infill panels; plain-tile roof; brick integral end stack to hall range and sandstone lateral external stack to cross-wing with 2 lozenge shaped brick shafts. Hall range aligned east-west facing north with cross-wing to the east, it's end walls flush with the side walls of the hall range. The latter was extended to the west in the later C17. 2-storey main range with gabled cross-wing to the left of 2 storeys and attic. 5-window front: mainly late C19/early C20 casements, irregularly spaced. The early C17 part of the house to the left has 4 tiers of square panels up to eaves level, and the cross-wing has double collar roof truss with V-struts above the upper collar and vertical struts below both, and a cambered tie beam. The later C17 extension to the right also has 4 tiers of panels but these are larger and wider. There are 2 types of braces, those to the cross-wing are curved whereas the others occupy the corners of the panels like brackets. Gabled porch to left of centre with V-struts in the gable. Exposed queen strut roof truss in the right hand gable with one pair of purlins and a ridge piece.
Listing NGR: SP2364691932
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 309419
- 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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