Cob Cottage
COB COTTAGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1210521
- Date first listed:
- 09-Feb-1961
- List Entry Name:
- Cob Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- COB COTTAGE
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- Date:
- 2002-10-08
- Reference:
- IOE01/07551/29
- Rights:
- © Mr Russell J Stephens. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1210521
- Date first listed:
- 09-Feb-1961
- List Entry Name:
- Cob Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- COB 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:
- COB COTTAGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- South Hams (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Dartington
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 77970 62514
Details
DARTINGTON SX76SE WEEK 1/173 Cob Cottage 9.2.61
GV II
Pair of cottages. Early C17. Stone rubble and cob with rendered front and right-hand gable end wall. Thatched roof with gabled ends. Gable end stacks; left-hand with set-offs and slate weatherings, right-hand projects from gable end and is truncated. Plan: Pair of adjoining cottages: the left-hand cottage was of 2 room plan, the left room heated and originally with central entrance passage, its partition removed and now one room; and with circa C18 wing at rear, probably originally an outbuilding. The left-hand cottage is one room plan with a gable end fireplace to right, and the passage to left is now a small room. The 2 cottages have been converted into one house. Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 3 window range. 2 and 3-light casements; first floor left and first floor centre are C17 casements, ogee- moulded inside and with leaded panes; all the ground floor windows are late C18 or early C19 casements; first floor right C20 casement in old frame. The doorways, both with slate canopies; left-hand with plank door and outer half door; right-hand doorway converted to window but retaining outer half door; steps from road to both doorways. The wing at rear was probably originally an outbuilding and has hipped thatched roof. Low-pitched single storey lean-to on left gable end. Interior: solid cob wall rising into roof between the 2 cottages. Small cantling chamfered ceiling beams closely spaced. Roof: halved collars lapped to the principals with morticed apexes. Lower left cottage has fireplace in gable end wall with chamfered timber lintel with hollow step stops. The fireplace above has chamfered and stopped lintel on chamfered and stopped wooden corbel on right side only.
Listing NGR: SX7797062514
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 101088
- 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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