Dover Cottage and Dover House
DOVER COTTAGE, VICARAGE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1340217
- Date first listed:
- 21-Oct-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Dover Cottage and Dover House
- Statutory Address:
- DOVER COTTAGE, VICARAGE STREET
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- Reference:
- IOE01/03612/33
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1340217
- Date first listed:
- 21-Oct-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Dover Cottage and Dover House
- Statutory Address 1:
- DOVER COTTAGE, VICARAGE STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- DOVER HOUSE, VICARAGE 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:
- DOVER COTTAGE, VICARAGE STREET
- Statutory Address:
- DOVER HOUSE, VICARAGE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Stroud (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Painswick
- National Grid Reference:
- SO8698309756
Details
PAINSWICK VICARAGE STREET
SO 8609 (part)
(south side)
8/335 Dover House and Dover
Cottage
21.10.55
GV II*
Detached house in two sections, now occupied separately. About 1720, for one of
Loveday family, but cottage C17, probably the original house to which the C18
section added, as the two interlock at the junction. Limestone ashlar to these,
coursed squared block to cottage, which is set lower and to a smaller scale;
concrete tile roofs. C18 block 2 storeys, attic and basement, 3 windows x 1
window, 12-pane sashes, those to lower floor longer than those above, in eaved
moulded architraves with keystone and moulded cills; 2-light casement dormer to
slightly cambered top centre front, left return, and back. Left return detailed
as front, but also has segmental-headed 2-light casement to basement approached
by steps. Nr back is gabled stair turret with tall sash to arched head over C20
glazed door; in gable a 12-pane sash, bottom left a C20 steel casement below
further sash. Handsome symmetrical front and return with V-joint quoins, plain
string aprons below first floor windows modillion cornice to hipped roof left,
gable right. Central 6-panel part-glazed door in pilaster case to scroll
supporters to fill pediment and frieze. At back is rebuilt doubled stone stack
to gate right of stair turret, and right gable has further single stone stack.
Cottage has one window front, 6-pane over 12-pane sash set to flush surrounds,
front wall taken to parapet with plain coping; half-hip to right, small stack in
reconstructed stone. Sides and back varied fenestration, including
stone-mullioned C17 casements. The cottage projects beyond the main block to
form an L-plan, and steps down the slope of the site. Interior of main block is
compact and small. Room to right, entered direct from main door, has unusual
late C18 fireplace in stone with egg and dark enrichment to mantel shelf, but
Gothick low relief panelling to pilasters; also good fielded panel doors and
moulded cornice. Adjoining smaller room has further C18 fireplace flanked by
niche cupboards with rococo scroll decoration in painted wood, fielded panelling
including shutters to all ground floor sashes. Dog-leg stair with 2 turned
balusters to each tread, swept handrail, dado panelling with sweeps. Good oak
strip floors, many original doors. Roof not inspected, said to have been
rebuilt after second world war. Cottage not inspected, retains open bressumer
fire and spiral stair. (Field and Bunney, Enqlish Domestic Architecture, 1905,
plates X-XIX9.
Listing NGR: SO8698309756
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 133527
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Field, , Bunney, , English Domestic Architecture of the 17th and 18th Centuries, (1905)
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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