Thrift Cottage
THRIFT COTTAGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1325177
- Date first listed:
- 25-Mar-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Thrift Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- THRIFT COTTAGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1325177
- Date first listed:
- 25-Mar-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Thrift Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- THRIFT 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:
- THRIFT COTTAGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- South Hams (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Stokenham
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 82317 42123
Details
STOKENHAM Torcross SX84SW Thrift Cottage 8/228 II
Cottage, formerly a pair of cottages. Probably late C17 or early C18, extended in circa C18. Painted stone rubble, partly rendered possibly over cob. Thatched roof gabled at right hand east end and hipped at left end. Large rendered right hand gable stack with slate weathering and smaller stone rubble axial stack also with slate weathering and both with yellow clay louvred pots. Plan: Situated at right angles to road. 2-room plan with a central passage or unheated room. The right hand room heated from a gable end stack, left hand room which might be an C18 extension is heated from an axial stack backing onto the central passage or unheated room. It was formerly 2 cottages but has been converted into one house. Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical. 3-window south front, 2 windows at the right hand end and one on the ground floor at the left end. C20 2-light casements without glazing bars. Doorway to right of centre with C20 glazed door and C20 porch. C20 windows on left hand west end. No windows at rear. Interior: Later exposed ceiling joists but no main beams. Left hand west room has cambered unchamfered fireplace lintel. Right hand room has C20 fireplace in end stack. Feet of straight principal rafters exposed in first floor rooms.
Listing NGR: SX8231742123
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 100012
- 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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