Haircut Cottage and Atkins
ATKINS, FORE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1333074
- Date first listed:
- 10-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Haircut Cottage and Atkins
- Statutory Address:
- ATKINS, FORE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1333074
- Date first listed:
- 10-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Haircut Cottage and Atkins
- Statutory Address 1:
- ATKINS, FORE STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- HAIRCUT COTTAGE, FORE 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:
- ATKINS, FORE STREET
- Statutory Address:
- HAIRCUT COTTAGE, FORE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Torridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Dolton
- National Grid Reference:
- SS5705012103
Details
DOLTON
FORE STREET (south side), Dolton
SS 5712
14/71
Haircut Cottage and Atkins
GV
II
Pair of cottages. Circa late C17 or early C18 with later C18 addition. Rendered
cob walls. Gable-ended thatch roof, slate to front wing. 3 brick stacks - one
axial and one at each gable end, rendered lateral stack to wing.
Plan: Haircut Cottage has 3-room plan but thick wall between central and left-hand
rooms suggest the latter may be an addition, probably later C18 wing at front of
right-hand room. Atkins Cottage has 2 room plan, right-hand room heated.
Exterior: 2 storeys. Haircut Cottage has asymmetrical 1-window front 3-windows on
ground floor. 2 late C20 2-light casements on ground floor with bow windows to
their left and earlier C20 single light above. Wing projecting to right has C20
plank door on inner face. Atkins Cottage has 1-window front of early C20 3-light
casement to right on each floor with C19 panelled door to left of centre.
Interior: of Atkins Cottage has blocked fireplace with chamfered wooden lintel. To
include low C19 iron railings in front of Atkins Cottage.
Listing NGR: SS5705012103
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 90864
- 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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