Thatched Cottage
Thatched Cottage, Castle Street, Melbourne, DE73 8DY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1204966
- Date first listed:
- 10-Nov-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Thatched Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- Thatched Cottage, Castle Street, Melbourne, DE73 8DY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1204966
- Date first listed:
- 10-Nov-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Thatched Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- Thatched Cottage, Castle Street, Melbourne, DE73 8DY
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:
- Thatched Cottage, Castle Street, Melbourne, DE73 8DY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Derbyshire
- District:
- South Derbyshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Melbourne
- National Grid Reference:
- SK3881825202
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 17 March 2021 to update the name and address, and to reformat the text to current standards
SK 38/3925
6/158
PARISH OF MELBOURNE
CASTLE STREET
Thatched Cottage
(Formerly listed as Nos 47, 49 and 51, POTTER STREET (North Side))
10.11.67
GV
II
Three cottages, now one. Late C16 with numerous later alterations. Square panel timber framing on stone plinth with painted brick nogging and corner braces to upper panels, partly rebuilt in red brick. Thatched roof with gable brick stack to east and one brick ridge stack.
Single storey plus attics and six bays. Three eastern bays have a considerable amount of timber framing surviving but western bays have been rebuilt. Easternmost bay has a segment headed doorcase with plank door to west and a two-light horizontal sliding glazing bar sash to east. There are two similar three-light windows beyond the door to west and beyond again there is a segment headed plank door, a three-light casement window below similar head and C20 garage doors. These latter openings have a dentilled eaves band above. Westernmost bay has raised brick ground floor with a central segment headed two-light horizontal sliding glazing bar sash. Above there is an elongated eyebrow dormer with two two-light windows below, that to west a sliding sash and that to east a casement. Beyond to east there are four more eyebrow dormers, each with a small paned two-light casement.
Listing NGR: SK3881825202
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 83142
- 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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