Forge Cottage and No 1 Forge Cottages
FORGE COTTAGE AND NO 1 FORGE COTTAGES
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1309349
- Date first listed:
- 22-Feb-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Forge Cottage and No 1 Forge Cottages
- Statutory Address:
- FORGE COTTAGE AND NO 1 FORGE COTTAGES
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1309349
- Date first listed:
- 22-Feb-1955
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 08-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Forge Cottage and No 1 Forge Cottages
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORGE COTTAGE AND NO 1 FORGE COTTAGES
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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:
- FORGE COTTAGE AND NO 1 FORGE COTTAGES
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- East Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Branscombe
- National Grid Reference:
- SY 19719 88666
Details
SY 18 NE BRANSCOMBE BRIDGE
7/43 Forge Cottage and No 1 Forge - Cottages (formerly listed as Margels Bridge Cottages) 22.2.55 GV II 2 cottages, probably 4 cottages formerly. Late C17 - early C18, renovated circa 1970. Plastered stone rubble, maybe with some cob; stone rubble stacks topped with C19 and C20 brick; thatch roof. Plan: pair of cottages facing onto the road to the west. Both have 2-room plans. The inner rooms share an axial stack serving back-to-back fireplaces in the party wall and the outer rooms have gable-end stacks. Forge Cottage is the left (northern) cottage and No. 1 Forge Cottages is the right cottage. It seems that there were originally four 1-room plan cottages here. The occupant of Forge Cottage reports having to knock a doorway through to unite the 2 rooms. Forge Cottage also has an unheated 1-room plan extension at right angles to rear of the left end room. 2 storeys throughout. Exterior: both cottages are similar. Each has 3 ground floor and 2 first floor windows, all C20 casements with glazing bars, the first floor ones are half dormers. Each has a doorway between the centre and end window and these contain C20 doors. The centre ground floor window of each cottage is throught to be blocking former cottage doorways. Roof is gable-ended. Interior: both cottages were thoroughly refurbished circa 1970 although most of the carpentry detail found then was retained. Most of the ceiling beams have broad chamfers and one (the inner room of Forge Cottage) has step stops. The fireplaces are all rubble with chamfered oak lintels. The roof is inaccessible but the bases of straight principals are exposed, their scantling suggestive of late C17 - early C18 A-frame trusses.
Listing NGR: SY1972088668
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 88715
- 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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