Brook Cottages
BROOK COTTAGES, 1 AND 2, THE SQUARE
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1333742
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jul-1980
- Statutory Address:
- BROOK COTTAGES, 1 AND 2, THE SQUARE
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2003-09-23
- Reference:
- IOE01/11059/25
- Rights:
- © Mr Robert Vickery. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1333742
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jul-1980
- Statutory Address 1:
- BROOK COTTAGES, 1 AND 2, THE SQUARE
Location
- Statutory Address:
- BROOK COTTAGES, 1 AND 2, THE SQUARE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- East Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Whimple
- National Grid Reference:
- SY 04428 97183
Details
WHIMPLE THE SQUARE, SY 0497-0597 10/231 Nos 1 and 2 Brook Cottages 7.7.80 GV II
2 cottages. Late C17 or C18. Plastered cob on stone rubble footings; stone rubble stacks topped with C19 and C20 brick; thatch roof. Plan: pair of cottages facing west onto The Square. The left (northern) cottage has a 1-room plan and a rear lateral stack. The right cottage has a 2-room plan with an axial stack between the rooms. 2 storeys with C20 service extensions to rear. Exterior: overall irregular 5-window front of C18, C19 and C20 casements with glazing bars, the first floor ones with thatch eyebrows over. The 2 front doors contain C20 plank doors. Roof is half-hipped both ends. Interior: was not available for inspection at the time of this survey although original carpentry detail is said to survive. Brook Cottages form part of a group of listed buildings in the vicinity of the Church of St Mary.
Listing NGR: SY0441297171
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 86990
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 04-Jun-2026 at 21:06:25.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.