The Haven
THE HAVEN, COWSWELL LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1334956
- Date first listed:
- 20-Nov-2000
- List Entry Name:
- The Haven
- Statutory Address:
- THE HAVEN, COWSWELL LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1334956
- Date first listed:
- 20-Nov-2000
- List Entry Name:
- The Haven
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE HAVEN, COWSWELL LANE
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:
- THE HAVEN, COWSWELL LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Stroud (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Chalford
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 88232 03219
Details
CHALFORD
SO8803 COWSWELL LANE
1374/10/10017 Bussage
20-NOV-00 The Haven
II
Circa early C18, possibly a remodelling of an earlier [C17] house.; later extension and minor C20 alterations. Dressed limestone. Plain tile roof with gabled ends with ball finials. Ashlar axial stack.
PLAN: 2 -room plan with lobby entrance in front of central axial stack with back-to-back fireplaces heating hall/kitchen on right and slightly smaller parlour on left; winder stairs at back of stack rising from hall/kitchen over an oven in the hall/kitchen fireplace. Small unheated service room in narrow range behind hall/kitchen that projects on right, and was extended to left behind the parlour.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and attic. Almost symmetrical 3-bay west front with chamfered stone 3-light stone mullion windows with casements and continuous hoodmoulds, that over ground floor windows rises over central chamfered stone doorway with fielded 6-panel door, top panels glazed; smaller single-light central window above; two large C20 hipped dormers. Chamfered stone mullion 2-light windows with hoodmoulds in south gable end and C20 attic window above in gable. Lower 2-storey back range projecting on right with gable-end stack.
INTERIOR: hall/kitchen has chamfered axial beam with long cyma stops at one end and large dressed stone fireplace with stop-chamfered timber bressumer and oven under stone winder stairs to right. Fielded 2-panel doors. Parlour on left [N] has roughly-hewn axial beam formerly plastered over and stone fireplace with timber bressumer. Chamber above has small stone fireplace with rounded back; right-hand [S] chamber has chamfered cross-beam. Large purlins exposed in attic chambers.
Listing NGR: SO8823203219
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 486863
- 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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