Shepherds Close Cottage
SHEPHERDS CLOSE COTTAGE, HOMINGTON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1284956
- Date first listed:
- 28-Mar-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Shepherds Close Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- SHEPHERDS CLOSE COTTAGE, HOMINGTON ROAD
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- 2001-08-27
- Reference:
- IOE01/05293/08
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1284956
- Date first listed:
- 28-Mar-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Shepherds Close Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- SHEPHERDS CLOSE COTTAGE, HOMINGTON 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.
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:
- SHEPHERDS CLOSE COTTAGE, HOMINGTON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Coombe Bissett
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 11133 26125
Details
SU 12 NW COOMBS BISSETT HOMINGTON ROAD (north side)
4/63 Shepherds Close Cottage
GV II
Detached cottage. Early C18. Flemish bond brick, with some limestone and flint, thatched roof with brick stack. Single-storey and attic, one window. Half-glazed door in thatched porch, one 3- light casement to right on ground floor, and one small 2-light casement in eye-brow dormer to attic. Left return has 2-light metal casement to ground floor and 3-light metal casement to attic. Lean-to Cl9 extension to rear. Interior has chamfered ceiling beam with convex stops, open fireplace with cambered chamfered bressumer with ogee stops, winding stairs with planked door to south side of fireplace.
Listing NGR: SU1113326125
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 319443
- 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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