Porch Cottage
Porch Cottage, Elmhurst
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1188118
- Date first listed:
- 15-Jan-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Porch Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- Porch Cottage, Elmhurst
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1188118
- Date first listed:
- 15-Jan-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Porch Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- Porch Cottage, Elmhurst
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:
- Porch Cottage, Elmhurst
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Staffordshire
- District:
- Lichfield (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Curborough and Elmhurst
- National Grid Reference:
- SK1142212033
Details
SK 11 SW
3/127
CURBOROUGH AND ELMHURST CP
ELMHURST
Porch Cottage
II
House. Late C15 with later alterations and additions. Timber-framed, the outer walls replaced in brick; plain tile roof; brick ridge stack. Two framed bay house aligned north-south facing west, extended to the north in the C19 and to the east in the C20.
Two storeys; four window front of C20 casements. C19 gabled porch with shaped tile roof to left of centre garage door to left. Exposed main wall posts.
Interior: Large open fireplace in the south-west corner of the south bay. Both ground floor rooms have very wide ceiling joists. The main wall posts are heavily jowelled and have massive two-way curved braces. Rear wall retains large panel framing. Central queen strut roof truss.
Although altered, this remains a substantially intact hall with screen's passage of possible quasi-aisled type.
Listing NGR: SK1142212033
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 272633
- 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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