Catt's Cottage
CATT'S COTTAGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1253608
- Date first listed:
- 21-Nov-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Catt's Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- CATT'S COTTAGE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1253608
- Date first listed:
- 21-Nov-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Catt's Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- CATT'S 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:
- CATT'S COTTAGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Surrey
- District:
- Reigate and Banstead (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Horley
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 29302 43826
Details
The following building shall be added to the list:
TQ 24 SE HORLEY CP BRIAR'S WOOD
5/50 Catt's Cottage
- II
House. Late C16, altered C17 with addition probably early C18, alterations Cl9 and C20 and rehabilitation 1988. Timber frame and brick, mostly pebble-dashed with some tile-hanging; plain tiles and C20 concrete tiles to roofs. 2½-bay 2-storey timber-framed C16 house, the half bay a smoke bay having brick stack partly external, inserted C17; taller 2-storey brick bay with 2 1st floor windows added gable-on to right, C18; side outshut additions to either end. C20 board door at junction of C16 house and addition, in gabled open porch. To its left 3 timber- lintelled windows with concrete sills, and small-pane casements of 2 lights, 1 light, and 2 lights (larger); two 2-light windows above. Left-hand outshut has blocked doorway with late-C20 small-pane window. To right of door added bay has tile-hung 1st floor and 2 windows on each floor (C20 to ground floor, 4-pane sashes above); hipped roof. Right-hand outshut has large mid-late C20 French, window. Brick stack in front roof pitch in line with door; another to rear of added bay. Rear: C16 part tile-hung, with decorative bands and having on left, a small stair window with iron-frame and diamond leading. Various C20 modern casement windows. Interior: C16 timber frame exposed, having sole-plate on brick plinth; large rectangular panels with wattle and daub infill; curved braces from wall-posts to tie-beams; brick chimney stack inserted in right-hand smoke-bay, having timber lintel and coving above, with old winder stair rising between fireplace and rear wall; roof has collared queen-post trusses with through purlins and collar purlin, pegged rafters and curved wind braces; that the former right-hand ½-bay was a smoke- bay is indicated by the mortices in the collar of the truss between this bay and bay 2 which show that there was formerly a full-height partition wall here, and, in addition, the through-purlins are splice-jointed at this point, showing that they have been extended later across the former smoke-bay. The added right-hand bay has large-scantling cross-beams, spine-beams and joists, and wide floor boards. Various strap-hinged board doors (probably early C19) (awaiting re-hanging at time of inspection). In process of rehabilitation at time of inspection (21.9.88).
Listing NGR: TQ2930243826
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 289657
- 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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