Culverwell
CULVERWELL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1333662
- Date first listed:
- 16-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Culverwell
- Statutory Address:
- CULVERWELL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1333662
- Date first listed:
- 16-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Culverwell
- Statutory Address 1:
- CULVERWELL
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:
- CULVERWELL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- East Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Upottery
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 18901 07602
Details
UPOTTERY ST 10 NE 6/97 Culverwell - - II House, former keeper's cottage. Circa 1880-90. Local stone and flint rubble with Bathstone ashlar dressings; stone rubble stacks with Bathstone ashlar chimneyshafts; slate roof. Plan: basically an L-plan building facing south-east. The left room, the parlour, is articulated as a crosswing projecting backwards and very slightly forward and it has an outer lateral stack. The rest of the front block contains a central entrance hall and a left room with end stack which is shared by the kitchen behind in a lean- to in the angle of the 2 wings. The main house is 2 storeys. Exterior: deliberately asymmetrical 2:1-window front of timber mullion-and-transom windows. The windows have ashlar quoins and chamfered reveals. The first floor windows are gabled half dormers with shaped kneelers and slate coping (there are others on the other sides). The front doorway is central; it is a 2-centred arch containing the original plank door hung on strap hinges with fleur-de-lys finials and there is a gabled porch in front with a 2-centred arch outer arch. The main roofs are hipped. Interior not inspected but is said to contain original joinery detail. Culverwell is one of several attractive C19 buildings in Upottery built on the Sidmouth Estate.
Listing NGR: ST1890107602
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 86651
- 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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