Meare Close
MEARE CLOSE, THE HOPPETY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1260907
- Date first listed:
- 23-Dec-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Meare Close
- Statutory Address:
- MEARE CLOSE, THE HOPPETY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1260907
- Date first listed:
- 23-Dec-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Meare Close
- Statutory Address 1:
- MEARE CLOSE, THE HOPPETY
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:
- MEARE CLOSE, THE HOPPETY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Surrey
- District:
- Reigate and Banstead (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 23546 56013
Details
TQ 25 NW TADWORTH THE HOPPETY (west side) 66-/3/10031 Meare Close II
House and stable, now house. c1600 timberframed house of 2 bays, with further bay added to west in early C19 and brick front wing and stable added in C19. North front has two timber-framed bays with exposed box framing and tension braces and painted brick infill. Weather boarded bay to right. Slate roof Two storeys; 3 windows. C19 casement windows and canted bay to ground floor right. South front has weatherboarded left bay with projecting canted bay. Remainder brick with some C19 casements and some early C20 windows. Interior has exposed timber-framing with diagonal tension braces to roof and old floorboards to first floor room. Inserted Jacobean balusters to winder staircase. Early C19 two-centred doorcases and fireplaces. A Mr Friswell in the C19 made a chapel in the west upstairs room. Inlaid compass in parquet floor on ground floor is probably early C20. (See DBRG Report no 3997.)
Listing NGR: TQ2354656013
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 439166
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Domestic Buildings Research Group Report in Report Number 3997, ()
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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