Watermill Cottage

WATERMILL COTTAGE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1218469
Date first listed:
14-Dec-1992
List Entry Name:
Watermill Cottage
Statutory Address:
WATERMILL COTTAGE
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1218469
Date first listed:
14-Dec-1992
List Entry Name:
Watermill Cottage
Statutory Address 1:
WATERMILL 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.

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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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
WATERMILL COTTAGE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Isles of Scilly (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
St. Mary's
National Grid Reference:
SV 91935 12032

Details

ST. MARY'S

SV91SW Watermill Cottage 1358-0/4/37

II

House. C18, extended to left late C18/early C19 and to right c1832. Roughly coursed granite to older part on left and coursed roughly-dressed granite to 1832 extension; gabled scantled slate and slate roofs; rendered left end stack and granite end stacks to 1832 range. 1832 range of double-depth central-entry plan to right of earlier 2-room plan. 2 storeys. 1832 part of symmetrical 3-window range with granite lintels over 1980s door and 4-pane sashes (replacing original 6/6-pane sashes). Two-window range of C18 to left has mid/late C19 twelve-pane horizontally-sliding sash in blocked doorway, and blocked C18 window to right of mid C20 window to first floor. Extension further to left of 3-window range has granite lintels over C20 door to right, mid C20 ground-floor windows and C19 four-pane centre-hung casement. Rear outshut. Interior: mid C19 panelled doors and mid C19 panelled staircase to right. A good example of a multi-period Scillonian house, the extension to the right being said by the owner to date to 1832.

Listing NGR: SV9193512032

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Legacy System number:
62473
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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