FORD COTTAGES

FORD COTTAGES, 1,2 AND 3

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1326529
Date first listed:: 19-Oct-1988
List Entry Name:: FORD COTTAGES
Statutory Address:: FORD COTTAGES, 1,2 AND 3

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Date:: 2001-08-29
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1326529
Date first listed:: 19-Oct-1988
Date of most recent amendment:: 07-Mar-1991
List Entry Name:: FORD COTTAGES
Statutory Address 1:: FORD COTTAGES, 1,2 AND 3

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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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Location

Statutory Address:: FORD COTTAGES, 1,2 AND 3

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

County:: Devon
District:: Torridge (District Authority)
Parish:: Huntshaw
National Grid Reference:: SS 50548 23804

Details

HUNTSHAW SS52SW 8/111 Nos 1 and 2 Ford Cottages II shall be amended to read: SS52SW HUNTSHAW 8/111 Nos 1, 2 and 3 Ford Cottages II House, now three dwellings. Late medieval; remodelled in early C17. Colourwashed render over stone and cob; gabled roof, of slate to left and asbestos sheet to right; left end stack of rendered stone; stone ridge stack finished in late C19 brick;external right end stack of stone finished in C20 brick. Medieval house, of open-hall type, was remodelled in early C17 as a 2-story 3-unit plan with central hall. Two storeys; 4-window range. Three C20 lean-to porches with C20 doors. Flat rendered arches over C20 casements casements with glazing bars to right are set in chamfered C19 frames. Interior:room to right has chamfered bressumer over open fireplace with inserted mid/late C19 bread oven and chamfered beam. Central room has stone flag floor, stop- chamfered beam, two C17 stop-chamfered doorframes, and chamfered bressumer over open fireplace with cloam oven. Roof: early C17 three-bay A-frame roof with curved collars, butt purlins and ridge purlin set in notched apexes; also has original sawn rafters and early C17 moulded plaster cornices beneath collars which suggests that early C17 ceiling was barrel-vaulted; beneath the truss the left is the lower part of a late medieval raised cruck set into the front wall. C17 A-frame over central hall, to left of ridge stack. Interior of 3 Ford Cottages not inspected.

HUNTSHAW SS52SW 8/111 Nos 1 and 2 Ford Cottages II

House, now two dwellings. Late medieval; remodelled in early C17. Colourwashed render over stone and cob; gabled roof, of slate to left and asbestos sheet to right; left end stack of rendered stone; stone ridge stack finished in late C19 brick; external right end stack of stone finished in C20 brick. Medieval house, of open-hall type, was remodelled in early C17 as a 2-storey 3-unit plan with central hall. 2 storeys; 4-window range. Three C20 lean-to porches with C20 doors. Flat rendered arches over C20 casements; casements with glazing bars, to right, are set in chamfered C19 frames. Interior: room to right has chamfered bressummer over open fireplace with inserted mid/late C19 bread oven, and chamfered beam. Central room has stone flag floor, stop-chamfered beam, two C17 stop-chamfered doorframes, and chamfered bressummer over open fireplace with cloam oven. Roof: early C17 three-bay A-frame roof with curved collars, butt purlins and ridge purlin set in notched apexes; also has original sawn rafters and early C17 moulded plaster cornices beneath collars, which suggests that early C17 ceiling was barrel-vaulted; beneath the truss to the left is the lower part of a late medieval raised cruck set into the front wall. C17 A-frame truss over central hall, to left of ridge stack. Cottage to left not inspected but likely to be of interest.

Listing NGR: SS5054823804

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Legacy System number:: 91428
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.