Watermans Cottages
WATERMANS COTTAGES, 1 AND 2, MANOR STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1325024
- Date first listed:
- 26-Apr-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Watermans Cottages
- Statutory Address:
- WATERMANS COTTAGES, 1 AND 2, MANOR STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1325024
- Date first listed:
- 26-Apr-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Watermans Cottages
- Statutory Address 1:
- WATERMANS COTTAGES, 1 AND 2, MANOR STREET
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:
- WATERMANS COTTAGES, 1 AND 2, MANOR STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- South Hams (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Dittisham
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 86518 54778
Details
DITTISHAM SX8654-SX8754 MANOR STREET 17/297 DITTISHAM (South side) Nos 1 and 2 Watermans Cottages
GV II
Pair of cottages, originally one house and once a public house and post office. C17 or earlier, remodelled and extended in circa late C18 or C19. Roughcast stone rubble. Slate roof with back glazed ridge tiles, hipped at left hand end and half hipped at right end. Rendered stacks a either end and earlier axial (originally gable end) stack rear left hand end with heightened shaft and lateral stack at rear of right hand end with rendered shaft. plan and development: The main front range has a 3-room plan. The centre and right hand room is the extent of the original house of 2-room plan probably with a central through passage. The larger left hand room heated from a gable end stack and the right hand room has a lateral stack at the back with a newel staircase to its side. In the lat C18 or early C19 a 1- room plan addition was built at the left end possibly at the same time as the house was converted into a pair of cottages, No 1 occupying the centre and left rooms and the front of the through passage and No 2 has the back of the passage and the right hand room. In the C20 an outshut was built behind No 2. Exterior: storeys. Asymmetrical 5-window north front. Small C18 or early C19 2 and 3-light casements with glazing bars except for circa late C19 2-light casement with glazing bars on first floor to right of centre and late C20 2-light casements to right on ground and first floors; all with slate sills. lThe ground floor window to left of centre has C17 chamfered timber lintel with bar stops. No l's doorway to left of centre is the original through passage doorway and has a large open-fronted roughcast porch with a lean-to scantle slate roof, sezats inside on the side walls and a C20 glazed door. No 3 which is a single storey C20 addition set back on right is not included. Rear elevation not inspected. Interior: only No 2 on right was inspected inside. Renewed ceiling beams. Fireplace at rear with large slate lintel, one end on corbel. The newel staircase is rounded turret to right of stack has been replaced. The roof was also replaced in C20.
Listing NGR: SX8651854778
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 101209
- 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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