Dick Whittington's Cottage
DICK WHITTINGTON'S COTTAGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1307817
- Date first listed:
- 03-Apr-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Dick Whittington's Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- DICK WHITTINGTON'S COTTAGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1307817
- Date first listed:
- 03-Apr-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Dick Whittington's Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- DICK WHITTINGTON'S 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:
- DICK WHITTINGTON'S COTTAGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Ellesmere Rural
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 38340 34292
Details
SJ 33 SE; 8/133
ELLESMERE RURAL C.P.,
NEWNES,
Dick Whittington's Cottage
03.04.87
II
Not shown on O.S. map.
Cottage. Mid-to late C16 with minor later additions and alterations.
Timber framed, of cruck construction, with red brick infill and rebuilding;
corrugated iron over straw thatch roof. Two cruck-framed bays, right bay
formerly open to roof, with stack added to left and right bay floored over
in C17. One storey and attic. Framing to front: square panels, two from
cill to wall-plate. Roughly central plank door with pointed strap hinges
has timber framed gabled eaves dormer with leaded casement directly above
and early C19 leaded casements to left and right, latter with infilled
doorway immediately to left.
INTERIOR. Two true cruck trusses, left
immediately to right of inserted stack (sawn-off on ground floor to back
wall) and right with timber framed cross wall between blades. Both trusses
have slightly cambered collars, left with king-post (Alcock apex-type G);
original single purlins and thatching spars. Chamfered ceiling beams and
joists to ground-floor rooms (original to left room) and partly infilled
inglenook fireplace with chamfered wooden lintel to left stack.
Semi-winder oak staircase to right of entrance and wide boarded oak floor boards
to first floor. Alcock (1981), p. 143.
Listing NGR: SJ3834034292
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 260833
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Alcock, N W, Council for British Archaeology Research Report in Cruck Construction An Introduction And Catalogue, (1981), 143
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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