Spital Gate and Attached Cottage
SPITAL GATE AND ATTACHED COTTAGE, GROVE LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1187492
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1948
- List Entry Name:
- Spital Gate and Attached Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- SPITAL GATE AND ATTACHED COTTAGE, GROVE LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1187492
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1948
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 24-May-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Spital Gate and Attached Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- SPITAL GATE AND ATTACHED COTTAGE, GROVE LANE
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:
- SPITAL GATE AND ATTACHED COTTAGE, GROVE LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Cotswold (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Cirencester
- National Grid Reference:
- SP0236902478
Details
CIRENCESTER
SP0202 GROVE LANE
578-1/4/216 (South West side)
14/06/48 Spital Gate and attached cottage
(Formerly Listed as:
GROVE LANE
Cottage No.1)
I
Gatehouse to former Abbey and attached cottage. Late C12 and
late C17, restored C19. Coursed squared limestone rubble;
stone slate roofs; stone left- and right-end stacks to
gatehouse, to right shared with attached cottage.
Rectangular gatehouse has cottage of irregular plan attached
to right. Gatehouse has large elliptically-arched opening to
left with triple-chamfered surround with roll-moulded hood
continued as string to left and short section to right;
round-headed pedestrian gateway to right has chamfered reveal,
roll-moulded hood and relieving arch. Pair of studded plank
doors in large opening, probably C17 with later repairs, of
harr-hung construction and possibly originally harr-hung have
extended ledges and shaped braces, wrought-iron strap hinges;
studded plank door in small opening of similar date with
wrought-iron strap hinges.
Rear range of cottage to right, single-storey with gable
facing to left, has one 2-light chamfered stone mullion window
with hoodmould to left, plank door with Tudor-arched head has
applied moulding forming vertical panels, in chamfered reveal
with hoodmould.
Rear elevation of gatehouse has similar large elliptically-
arched opening, one gabled dormer with 2-light casement
window; cottage has one gable, single storey and attic
one-window range. Ground floor has one 2-light chamfered stone
mullion window with C19 iron casements and hoodmould, one
similar window in gable above; door to ground floor left has
Tudor-arched head and applied moulding forming 3 vertical
panels, hoodmould over.
INTERIOR of cottage has C20 alterations; C20 staircase, ground
floor front has chamfered beam with step-stop, re-used door
with 6 raised-and-fielded panels between ground floor front
and rear rooms, roof structure of cottage partially inspected,
appears C17 with later repairs.
(The Buildings of England: Verey D: Gloucestershire: The
Cotswolds: London: 1970-: P.180).
Listing NGR: SP0236902478
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 365351
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Verey, D, The Buildings of England: Gloucestershire 1 The Cotswolds, (1970), 180
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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