Yew Tree Cottage
YEW TREE COTTAGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1308269
- Date first listed:
- 21-Mar-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Yew Tree Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- YEW TREE COTTAGE
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- Reference:
- IOE01/14030/26
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1308269
- Date first listed:
- 21-Mar-1968
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 14-Nov-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Yew Tree Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- YEW TREE 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:
- YEW TREE COTTAGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Chirbury with Brompton
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ2891602604
Details
SJ 20 SE
4/59
CHIRBURY C.P.
MARTON,
Yew Tree Cottage
(Formerly listed as Yew Tree Cottage, Marton Village)
21.3.86
GV
II
Farmhouse, now house. Dated 1634 with later additions and alterations.
Timber-framed with painted brick infill and additions, graded slate
roof. Baffle-entry plan of three framed bays with right bay demolished
but rebuilt in late C20 and painted black and white in imitation of
timber frame. One storey and attic. Framing: vertical posts with later
horizontal timbers below girding beam and one rectangular panel above
also with later horizontal timbers. Late C20 fenestration, two casements
to-ground floor of C17 part, right in position of former entrance, two
flat-roofed eaves dormers, one in C17 part and one in C20 part; prominent
red brick ridge stack with three attached and rebated shafts of star section
and moulded capping immediately to right of centre. Date "1634" inscribed
on girding beam to right of original entrance. INTERIOR: main
ground-floor room (to left of stack) has 2 massive chamfered spine beams with
heavy joists and rebuilt inglenook fireplace. Double-purlin roof with
part of collar and tie-beam truss exposed to first bay from left.
Listing NGR: SJ2891602604
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 257384
- 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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