Shell Cottage
SHELL COTTAGE, 82, MONKTON FARLEIGH VILLAGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1285554
- Date first listed:
- 13-Nov-1962
- List Entry Name:
- Shell Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- SHELL COTTAGE, 82, MONKTON FARLEIGH VILLAGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1285554
- Date first listed:
- 13-Nov-1962
- List Entry Name:
- Shell Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- SHELL COTTAGE, 82, MONKTON FARLEIGH VILLAGE
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:
- SHELL COTTAGE, 82, MONKTON FARLEIGH VILLAGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Monkton Farleigh
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 80496 65375
Details
ST 86 NW MONKTON FARLEIGH MONKTON FARLEIGH VILLAGE (west side)
2/137 No 82 (Shell Cottage)
GV II
Detached cottage. Early C18, possibly a rebuilding of an earlier cottage. Dressed limestone, stone slate roof with coped verges and stone stacks. L-plan. Two-storey, 4-window front. Good door to left of centre with 6 fielded panels in moulded architrave with keystone, stone shell hood on carved brackets with mask volute within, 12-pane sash in beaded architrave to left, two sashes with original thick glazing bars to right, all in beaded stone architraves. Moulded string course to first floor; two 12-pane sashes to two centre bays, blind windows to sides, relief-carved datestone: WMS / 1736 below cornice. Moulded cornice to plain blocking course. Left return has 12-pane sash in beaded architrave with cornice to ground floor, 8-pane first floor sash, oculus to attic. Right return has 2-light casements to rear wing, rear wing has inserted C20 casement and glazed door, left return of wing has 2-light casements and wood mullioned casements. Interior: Front of house now one room with one moulded Tudor- arched fireplace with cornice to left and C18 beaded stone fireplace surround with imposts and curved corners to right, C18 shell cupboard with shaped shelves and fielded panelled doors to lower part. Rear wing has deep chamfered beam, probably reset, planked doors.
Listing NGR: ST8049665375
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 314583
- 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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