DOVER COTTAGE AND DOVER HOUSE

DOVER COTTAGE, VICARAGE STREET

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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:: DOVER COTTAGE, VICARAGE STREET

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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

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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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

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Field, , Bunney, , English Domestic Architecture of the 17th and 18th Centuries, (1905)

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.