South Cowpen Cottage

SOUTH COWPEN COTTAGE, FITTLEWORTH ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1265178
Date first listed:
24-Oct-1985
List Entry Name:
South Cowpen Cottage
Statutory Address:
SOUTH COWPEN COTTAGE, FITTLEWORTH ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1265178
Date first listed:
24-Oct-1985
List Entry Name:
South Cowpen Cottage
Statutory Address 1:
SOUTH COWPEN COTTAGE, FITTLEWORTH ROAD

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.

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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:
SOUTH COWPEN COTTAGE, FITTLEWORTH ROAD

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

County:
West Sussex
District:
Chichester (District Authority)
Parish:
Kirdford
National Park:
South Downs
National Grid Reference:
TQ0298524246

Details

TQ 02 SW
SP/129

KIRDFORD
off FITTLEWORTH ROAD
South Cowpen Cottage

II

Cottage, probably C16, altered. Squared Wealden sandstone rubble with tiled roof. Two-room plan with continuous later outshut and single storey addition under construction at left. Two storeys and three bays to front. Solid door and diamond-pane leaded casement windows all date from a restoration of c 1900. The ground floor windows have basket arched heads, the spandrels carved with "C" and "M" (for Catherine, niece of William Morris). Sitting room has bressumer of fireplace and joists all chamfered with shield stops. The roof is underdrawn with carved bosses of c 1900.

Listing NGR: TQ0298524246

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
425739
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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