Frost House Frost House and Frost House Cottage Frost House Cottage

FROST HOUSE AND FROST HOUSE COTTAGE, POLSON HILL

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1250613
Date first listed:
26-Aug-1965
List Entry Name:
Frost House Frost House and Frost House Cottage Frost House Cottage
Statutory Address:
FROST HOUSE AND FROST HOUSE COTTAGE, POLSON HILL

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Date:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1250613
Date first listed:
26-Aug-1965
List Entry Name:
Frost House Frost House and Frost House Cottage Frost House Cottage
Statutory Address 1:
FROST HOUSE AND FROST HOUSE COTTAGE, POLSON HILL
Statutory Address 2:
FROST HOUSE COTTAGE, POLSON HILL
Statutory Address 3:
FROST HOUSE, POLSON HILL

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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

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
FROST HOUSE AND FROST HOUSE COTTAGE, POLSON HILL
Statutory Address:
FROST HOUSE COTTAGE, POLSON HILL
Statutory Address:
FROST HOUSE, POLSON HILL

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

County:
Devon
District:
Mid Devon (District Authority)
Parish:
Morchard Bishop
National Grid Reference:
SS 77073 06902

Details

MORCHARD BISHOP POLSON HILL, Frost SS 79 NE 5/181 - Frost House and Frost House 26.8.65 Cottage GV II

House and adjoining cottage. Early C19. Plastered rubble, exposed to rear rubble stacks with brick chimney shafts, some partly rebuilt with C20 brick, slate roof with glazed ridge tiles. L-shaped building with main house facing south-west and cottage at right angles to rear of right (south-east) end. House has double-depth plan with main 3 rooms to front, stair hall left of centre and smaller service rooms to rear. 2-room cottage to rear. Large kitchen stack projecting from left (north- west) end, rear lateral stack to centre and front lateral stack to right. 2- storeys. Symmetrical 3-window front around door set left of centre, comprising 16- pane sashes and central first floor 12-pane sash above 6 panel door and overlight with glazing bars, panelled reveals, doorcase and flat hood on shaped brackets. 6- panel service door at right end. Roof is hipped each end, its deep eaves projecting over recess on left corner. To rear most windows are original 3-light casements, containing small rectangular leaded panes and central iron casements. 4-window front of C20 casements with no glazing bars to cottages on left (south-east) side, 5 windows to ground floor and 2 doors. Some original joinery and plasterwork inside.

Listing NGR: SS7707306902

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
433045
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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