Fir Cottage Westbury
FIR COTTAGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1326453
- Date first listed:
- 08-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Fir Cottage Westbury
- Statutory Address:
- FIR COTTAGE
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/05626/07
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1326453
- Date first listed:
- 08-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Fir Cottage Westbury
- Statutory Address 1:
- FIR COTTAGE
- Statutory Address 2:
- WESTBURY
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:
- FIR COTTAGE
- Statutory Address:
- WESTBURY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- West Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Sampford Courtenay
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 63298 00950
Details
SAMPFORD COURTENAY SAMPFORD COURTENAY SS 60 SW 11/188 Fir Cottage and Westbury II
Pair of cottages. Circa late C17 and probably C18. Rendered cob and rubble walls. Fir Cottage has thatch roof gabled to right end. Westbury has gable ended slate roof. Fir Cottage has large projecting rendered rubble or cob rear lateral stack and axial brick stack. Westbury has projecting rendered rubble stack at left gable end with brick shaft and C20 brick shaft set in from the eaves. Plan: Fir Cottage is probably the earlier with a 2-room plan possibly with central passage, rignt-hand room heated by rear lateral stack left-hand room by axial stack. Westbury has smaller 2-room plan with left-hand room heated by axial stack. Exterior: 2 storeys. Westbury to left has asymmetrical 2-window front of C20 1, 2 and 4-light casements. Plank door to left of centre. Fir Cottage has asymmetrical 2-window front of C20 2-light casements. The left-hand side of the house projects with a C20 leanto porch in the angle which has a stable-type door. Interior inaccessible at time of survey.
Listing NGR: SS6329800950
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 93071
- 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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