Barton Cottages
BARTON COTTAGES, 1 AND 2
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1344494
- Date first listed:
- 17-May-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Barton Cottages
- Statutory Address:
- BARTON COTTAGES, 1 AND 2
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1344494
- Date first listed:
- 17-May-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Barton Cottages
- Statutory Address 1:
- BARTON COTTAGES, 1 AND 2
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:
- BARTON COTTAGES, 1 AND 2
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Cheddon Fitzpaine
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 23208 28517
Details
ST22NW CHEDDON FITZPAINE CP UPPER CHEDDON
5/58 Nos 1 and 2 Barton Cottages
II
Farmhouse, now 2 dwellings. Late C15-early C16, altered late C19-early C20 by Samson and Cottan of Taunton. Red sandstone random rubble, roughcast facade and right return, concrete double Roman tiles, overhanging eaves with slight bell-cast and sprockets, brick stacks between first and second bays left and right of centre. Plan: 4 cell and cross passage with cross wing right. One and a half storeys, 4 bays, second bay left slightly recessed, all C19 casements, 2-light casement left below eaves, 4 and 2-light gabled dormers centre, 3-light in crosswing right gable end, ground floor unlit left bay, 3-light casements flanking original entrance, 2-light in right gable end, second entrance in re-entrant angle, plank doors. Interior: only righthand dwelling sighted, remains of plank and muntin screen dividing crosswing laterally with remains of painted decoration comprising 3 female figures; 7-panel steeply chamfered compartment ceiling also with remains of painted decoration centre right, chamfered lintel to crosspassage fireplace, winder stair with newel post at junction with crosswing; bases of 2 pairs of jointed crucks in crosswing and 3 small plasterwork-panels, a lion and 2 Tudor roses in bedroom. (VAG Report, unpublished SRO, January 1983).
Listing NGR: ST2320828517
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 270568
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Vernacular Architecture Group Report in January, (1983)
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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