Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage at Hurst Lighthouse and Attached Yard Wall
LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER'S COTTAGE AT HURST LIGHTHOUSE AND ATTACHED YARD WALL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1274312
- Date first listed:
- 17-Dec-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage at Hurst Lighthouse and Attached Yard Wall
- Statutory Address:
- LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER'S COTTAGE AT HURST LIGHTHOUSE AND ATTACHED YARD WALL
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- Reference:
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- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1274312
- Date first listed:
- 17-Dec-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage at Hurst Lighthouse and Attached Yard Wall
- Statutory Address 1:
- LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER'S COTTAGE AT HURST LIGHTHOUSE AND ATTACHED YARD WALL
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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.
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:
- LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER'S COTTAGE AT HURST LIGHTHOUSE AND ATTACHED YARD WALL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hampshire
- District:
- New Forest (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Milford-on-Sea
- National Park:
- New Forest
- National Grid Reference:
- SZ 31795 89957
Details
SZ 38 NW KEYHAVEN Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage at Hurst Lighthouse 11/139 and attached Yard Wall
GV II
Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage and attached yard wall. Probably c1852 (as lighthouse, qv), for Trinity House. Brick below stucco scored as ashlar; coated Welsh slate roof. One storey, 3 x 2 bays with outshut and walled yard on left side. Chamfered plinth; sashes with glazing bars in reveals and smaller 6-pane windows all with plain architraves; boxed eaves. Central gabled porch has blind window below coat of arms, moulded kneelers to coped gable, 6-panel door to left return, and blind doorway to right return. Flanking windows and small window to outshut. Hipped roof, sloping down over outshut, with central stack having 4 attached flues with chamfered arises, cornice and tall pots, and similar single-flue chimney to outshut. Rear: narrow central window flanked by larger windows. Left return: board door with window to its right, and on left privy with rentilated board door to right return. Yard wall, approximately 1½ m tall, encloses rectangular yard and has gateway with plain piers on rear side. Interior: unusually, many original features survive, including panelled doors and wall cupboards, panelling below windows, fireplaces with plain surrounds and metal grates, gas lights, kitchen dresser in front left-hand room, and in scullery set pot, sink, and pump with leaf terminal to handle. In state of disrepair at time of inspection.
Listing NGR: SZ3008192287
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 415602
- 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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