Littlegate, Sunnycroft and Stenthill

LITTLEGATE, SUNNYCROFT AND STENTHILL

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1325156
Date first listed:
25-Mar-1991
List Entry Name:
Littlegate, Sunnycroft and Stenthill
Statutory Address:
LITTLEGATE, SUNNYCROFT AND STENTHILL

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1325156
Date first listed:
25-Mar-1991
List Entry Name:
Littlegate, Sunnycroft and Stenthill
Statutory Address 1:
LITTLEGATE, SUNNYCROFT AND STENTHILL

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
LITTLEGATE, SUNNYCROFT AND STENTHILL

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Devon
District:
South Hams (District Authority)
Parish:
Slapton
National Grid Reference:
SX 82094 45072

Details

SLAPTON SLAPTON SX 8245 Littlegate, Sunnycroft 11/120 and Stenthill

GV II

House, divided into 3 cottages. Circa early C17 or earlier, divided into 3 cottages probably in C18 or C19, and with C20 alterations. Pebbledash stone rubble. Gable ended roof clad in corrugated asbestos. Internal stack at right hand end with rebuilt rendered shaft and large rendered lateral stack at rear of left hand end. Plan and development: Probably originally a 2 or 3 room plan, the right hand end room has a gable end stack, the left hand end room has a lateral stack at the rear and a projecting 2-storey bay or oriel at the front; the centre room appears to be unheated but this might be as a result of its conversion into 3 cottages in C18 or C19. Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 4-window north west front; the left hand end of front breaks forward and is probably a hall bay or oriel. All small late C19 or C20 2 and 3-light casements mostly with glazing bars. Doorways to right and left of centre with C20 glazed doors, the right hand (Stenthill) has circa early C20 gabled porch, left hand (Sunnycroft) has C20 glazed porch. The left hand cottage has side doorway with C20 glazed door C20 glazed porch and C20 small casements, At the rear a few C20 casements and a large projecting lateral stack to right with slate weathered set-offs, and tapered shaft heightened in red brick in C20. Interior: Only the right hand ground floor room (Stenthill) was inspected where there is a chamfered cross-beam with step stops.

Listing NGR: SX8209845071

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
99904
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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