The Gothic Cottage
THE GOTHIC COTTAGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1199233
- Date first listed:
- 06-Jan-1966
- List Entry Name:
- The Gothic Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- THE GOTHIC COTTAGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1199233
- Date first listed:
- 06-Jan-1966
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 09-Sept-1987
- List Entry Name:
- The Gothic Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE GOTHIC COTTAGE
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 GOTHIC COTTAGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Stourton with Gasper
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 77114 34006
Details
STOURTON WITH GASPER STOURHEAD GARDENS ST 73 SE (west side) 6/152 The Gothic Cottage (formerly listed as 6.1.66 The Rustic Cottage) GV Detached cottage and garden feature. Probably mid C18, altered late C18 and 1806 for Richard Colt Hoare. Dressed limestone and rubble stone, stone slate roof with half-hip to right and stone stack to left. Single-storey, 1-window. Entrance at right return in 1806 stone porch with pointed arched openings, planked door with strap hinges, 3-light leaded casement over. Front facing lake has canted stone bay with 4-light interlaced tracery window to front and 2-light to sides, leaded lights, gothic-style stone seat with ogee-arched supports and quatrefoiled panelled back by John Carter, added 1806. External stack to left return. Rear lean-to extension with corrugated iron roof. Interior has two beams to removed upper floor, exposed 4-bay collar and tie-beam roof, open fireplace with plain wooden surround at west end. The 1806 seat has ogee arches very similar to those on circular monument in the churchyard (q.v.). This may originally have been a dwelling but has been a summer house since 1895 at least. (K. Woodbridge, The Stourhead Landscape, 1982; N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England, Wiltshire, 1975)
Listing NGR: ST7711134007
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 321258
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Woodbridge, K, The Stourhead Landscape, (1982)
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Wiltshire, (1975)
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 46 Wiltshire,
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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