Baker's Cottages
BAKER'S COTTAGES, 2-3, LONGMEADOW ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1333251
- Date first listed:
- 21-Apr-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Baker's Cottages
- Statutory Address:
- BAKER'S COTTAGES, 2-3, LONGMEADOW ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1333251
- Date first listed:
- 21-Apr-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Baker's Cottages
- Statutory Address 1:
- BAKER'S COTTAGES, 2-3, LONGMEADOW ROAD
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:
- BAKER'S COTTAGES, 2-3, LONGMEADOW ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- East Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Lympstone
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 99873 84053
Details
LYMPSTONE
1174/5/37 LONGMEADOW ROAD 21-APR-1986 LYMPSTONE (South side) 2-3 BAKER'S COTTAGES
II Two cottages forming part of a longer row of probably early C17 houses.
MATERIALS: Roughcast cob on stone footings and a slate roof
PLAN: Single depth plan with a one or two cell room plan each served by an axial stack with brick shafts. EXTERIOR: Both cottages have deeply recessed entrance doors. The fenestration to No. 2 consists of a large C20 casement window to the ground and first floor. No. 3 has C20 casement windows to the first floor which are probably in their original openings, and two further casement windows at ground floor.
INTERIOR: Both cottages contain a chamfered cross beam to ground floor and a later fireplace constructed of sandstone and brick supporting a smoke hood above. The exposed roof timbers to No. 3 including the purlins, principal rafter and collar beam suggesting that the C17 roof structure survives. SOURCES: First Edition Ordnance Survey map (1889); Second Edition Ordnance Survey map (1905); Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey map (1933)
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION DECISION: Nos. 2 and 3 Baker's Cottages are designated at Grade II for the following principal reason: * Early C17 cottages which survive substantially intact retaining their C17 axial chimney stack and roof structure.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 88538
- 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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