The Cottage St Lawrence Well the Old Cottage
THE COTTAGE ST LAWRENCE WELL, UNDERCLIFFE DRIVE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1225494
- Date first listed:
- 15-Jul-1976
- List Entry Name:
- The Cottage St Lawrence Well the Old Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- THE COTTAGE ST LAWRENCE WELL, UNDERCLIFFE DRIVE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1225494
- Date first listed:
- 15-Jul-1976
- List Entry Name:
- The Cottage St Lawrence Well the Old Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE COTTAGE ST LAWRENCE WELL, UNDERCLIFFE DRIVE
- Statutory Address 2:
- THE OLD COTTAGE, UNDERCLIFFE DRIVE
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 COTTAGE ST LAWRENCE WELL, UNDERCLIFFE DRIVE
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD COTTAGE, UNDERCLIFFE DRIVE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Ventnor
- National Grid Reference:
- SZ 54131 76721
Details
UNDERCLIFF DRIVE 1. 5271 St Lawrence The Cottage St Lawrence Well and The Old Cottage SZ 57 NW 5/177 II* 2. A large picturesque asymmetrical design with Gothic/Tudor detail. "The Old Cottage", part of the former service wing to "The Cottage St Lawrence Well", is probably the original C17 or C18 cottage altered initially and made subsidiary to the new building as Sir Richard Worseley's marine residence in 1794. It is at the east end of the main house, 2 storeys stone rubble with saddlestone gable ends, shaped tiles to roof - gable over right hand part of garden front. 2 light stone mullioned windows. Corbel brackets to weathered stone hood over Tudor arched doorway. The main house "The Cottage St Lawrence Well", is of 1794, an early picturesqu design with some slightly later alterations. 2 storeys, ashlar blocks with intervening small stones. West entrance front has central 2 storey gabled porch, plain bargeboards, the ground floor open octagonal stone piers supporting 1st floor. This has stone mullioned oriel bay window with tiled pent roof. Flanking bays have 3 light marginal glazed windows with drip moulds. Tiled roof, deep flat eaves, openwork bargeboards to gable ends. The south garden front has 2 bargeboard gabled bays, that to left hand with original canted bay - 2 light casements with purple tinted marginal glazing, as door to centre ground floor; drip moulds over. Large 2 storey rectangular bay to right hand with drip moulds over casements is a later, C19, addition. Lower service wing, set back, links with "The Old Cottage". Interior: staircase behind west entrance of simple open string continuous handrail type; in the 2 front rooms flanking entrance, late C18 marble mantlepieces. The roof line of the main house is punctuated by grouped chimneys some of Tudor pattern, shaped ridge tiles. From the north side of the main house curves a tooled ashlar covered way with slate roof, on plain iron columns and open to garden side, leading to tunnel vault passage to drive. The elevation of the passage entrance to drive is flanked by capped piers with round headed archway and scrolled wrought iron gates.
Listing NGR: SZ5413176721
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 421889
- 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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