Little Hill Cottage

LITTLE HILL COTTAGE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1277953
Date first listed:
30-Nov-1987
List Entry Name:
Little Hill Cottage
Statutory Address:
LITTLE HILL COTTAGE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1277953
Date first listed:
30-Nov-1987
List Entry Name:
Little Hill Cottage
Statutory Address 1:
LITTLE HILL 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.

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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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
LITTLE HILL COTTAGE

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

District:
Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Buckland St. Mary
National Grid Reference:
ST 26823 13142

Details

ST21SE BUCKLAND ST MARY CP BUCKLAND ST MARY VILLAGE

5/40 Little Hill Cottage

- - II Cottage (shown on O.S. map as Green Banks). C16-C17, outshot added, cottage extended one by east gable end and refenestrated early-mid C19, C20 addition north-east corner. Render over random rubble, thatched roof hipped west gable end, brick stacks centre right and east gable end. Plan: site drops away to west, 2-cell facing south, extended one bay east end with staircase, outshot added, later one addition in north-west corner. Two storeys, 4 bays, irregular eaves line, first floor left C20 window, 3-light casement, cast iron fixed light window, 2-light to right, ground floor C20 window left, 3-light leaded iron casement to left of recessed doorway, another entrance right to extension, leaded iron casement beyond, 2-bay thatched verandah. Interior not seen: said to contain evidence of jointed cruck truss construction, bread oven dated l856 beside open fireplace, straight stair rising in addition against stack wall, This is thought to have been built as a 2-storey, 2-cell cottage with one room heated. (VAG Report, unpublished SRO, June 1977).

Listing NGR: ST2682313142

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
429903
Legacy System:
LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Vernacular Architecture Group Report in June, (1977)

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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