Gibbs Cottage
GIBBS COTTAGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1324927
- Date first listed:
- 19-Feb-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Gibbs Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- GIBBS COTTAGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1324927
- Date first listed:
- 19-Feb-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Gibbs Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- GIBBS 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:
- GIBBS COTTAGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- South Hams (District Authority)
- Parish:
- South Pool
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 77704 40127
Details
SOUTH POOL SOUTH POOL VILLAGE SX 74 SE 6/152 Gibbs Cottage
II
Cottage. Circa late C17 or early C18, extended in later C20. Rendered rubble walls incorporating some cob. Thatch roof gabled to right end and hipped to left. Rendered axial stack, probably brick on a rubble base, and rubble lateral stack at rear of left-hand end. Plan: originally 2-room plan, larger room to right which has fireplace in end wall and doorway on front wall. Left-hand room has fireplace and doorway on rear wall. In later C20 a 1-room addition was built at the right-hand end and a conservatory on the rear wall. Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 3-window front with 2 storey extension at right-hand end which has small-paned 2 and 3-light casements. Otherwise C19 2- light casements on the 1st floor and a 3-light one on the ground floor left of centre with 2 C20 casements to the left and centre. Probably C18 plank door to left of centre below single slate hood. Interior- retains its 2 open fireplaces with roughly chamfered wooden lintel: the roughly chamfered wooden lintel: the one in the right-hand room had the date 1719 scratched on it. Roof timbers are simple pegged A-frames and may be original or late C18.
Listing NGR: SX7770440127
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 100849
- 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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