Picts Cottages
PICTS COTTAGES, PICTS LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1261161
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Picts Cottages
- Statutory Address:
- PICTS COTTAGES, PICTS LANE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1261161
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Picts Cottages
- Statutory Address 1:
- PICTS COTTAGES, PICTS LANE
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:
- PICTS COTTAGES, PICTS LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- West Sussex
- District:
- Horsham (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Cowfold
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 22060 23840
Details
The following buildings shall be added to the list;
TQ 22 SW COWFOLD PICTS LANE
17/10004 Picts Cottages
GV II
Two houses. Early C16 or earlier. Timberframed, refronted in later C19 in Flemish bond brickwork to ground floor of red brick and black headers. Tile hung first floor. Tiled roof with off central late C16 ribbed brick chimneystack and gablet to left side. 2 storeys; 6 windows. Late C19 leaded light casements in wooden surrounds including 2 projecting gables, 2 C20 half-glazed doors with flat hood on brackets. C20 lean-to additions to side. Left side cottage has dining room with axial beam with 3 inch chamfer and lambs tongue stops. Beam over fireplace has lambs tongue stop. Bread oven and 2 shelves. First floor has gunstock jowled posts and rushlight marks and base of crownpost visible. Other cottage has open fireplace. Rest of house not inspected. Original roof throughout is crown post with collars and collar purlin. Chimney bay has some visible wall-framing to the north of the chimney at first floor which might indicate an earlier smoke bay. The three bays to the left of the inserted chimneystacks have clear roof timbers but the two bays to the right of the chimneystack are sooted. [See 1991 Report on Picts Farm Cowfold by Dr Annabelle F. Palmer]
Listing NGR: TQ2206023840
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 299774
- 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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