East Week Cottage
EAST WEEK COTTAGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1305905
- Date first listed:
- 04-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- East Week Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- EAST WEEK COTTAGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1305905
- Date first listed:
- 04-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- East Week Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- EAST WEEK 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.
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:
- EAST WEEK COTTAGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- West Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- South Tawton
- National Park:
- Dartmoor
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 66419 91964
Details
SX 69 SE SOUTH TAWTON EAST WEEK
4/192 East Week Cottage
GV II
Farmhouse. Mid C17; C19 service wing. Granite stone rubble laid to rough courses; granite stacks, the main one still with its original granite ashlar chimneyshaft with moulded coping; slate roof, formerly thatch. Plan and development: L-shaped house. The main block, facing south (backing on to the lane) is the mid C17 house. It has a 3-room plan. Unheated inner room at left (west) end was probably a dairy. The 2 main rooms have a large axial stack between them serving back-to-back fireplaces. The centre room was probably the hall, the right end room the kitchen. Front lobby entrance between these rooms. Probably C19 1-room plan service wing projecting forward at right angles in front of inner room end and it has an outer lateral stack. 2 storeys. Exterior: main block has not quite symmetrical 3-window front of C20 casements with glazing bars (2 more to the service wing). Front doorway now contains a C20 doorway in traditional style behind a C19 stone rubble porch with gabled slate roof. Roof of both wings are gable-ended. Interior: was not available for inspection at the time of this survey. However a mid C17 ovolo-moulded crossbeam and contemporary plank-and-muntin screen were seen in the hall. East Week is a straggling hamlet which contains several attractive listed buildings.
Listing NGR: SX6641991964
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 94989
- 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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