Cobthorne
COBTHORNE, 16, WEST STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1372161
- Date first listed:
- 18-Jun-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Cobthorne
- Statutory Address:
- COBTHORNE, 16, WEST STREET
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- Date:
- 2005-01-21
- Reference:
- IOE01/13722/35
- Rights:
- © Mr Roger Ashley. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1372161
- Date first listed:
- 18-Jun-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Cobthorne
- Statutory Address 1:
- COBTHORNE, 16, WEST 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:
- COBTHORNE, 16, WEST STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Northamptonshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Oundle
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 04030 88059
Details
WEST STREET 1. (South Side) 1483 ------------ No 16 (Cobthorne) TL 0488 1/82 18.6.55.
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2. The house is set back from the road with a gravel court; double entrance, presumably once enclosed by iron railings. 1700, a magnificent house, 2 storeys and semi-basement, 5 windows. Built of coursed rubble with flush dressed quoins; deep plinth; band at 1st floor level has deep moulding top and bottom; massive coved plaster eaves continue round the sides and the steep double gabled stone slate roof is splayed on the corners to cover this and it has a slate topping across the gable ends. Plain verges on the gables and 4 large stone chimney stacks with a panel on each face, and heavy cornices. Lunettes in each gable. Road front, 3 large hipped dormers 2-light stone mullioned windows to the basement; the ground and 1st floor windows are early sash complete with heavy glazing bars, wide wooden cases, shallow reveals, wide architrave with moulded inner and outer edge and moulded cill. The architrave of the central window is eared and shouldered with ramped volutes at sides. Central entrance approached by semi-circular flight of 6 steps. Heavy doorcase, 2 panelled pilasters with consoles supporting a triangular pediment which breaks into the cill of 1st floor window, relatively low semi-circular -headed doorway with pilasters and archivolt and between this and the base of the pediment is an oval light with double moulded archivolt. Good panelled door. Single storey extension east with lateral gable. 2 late sash windows. Good interior, and garden front very much as street front.
Nos 2 to 36 (even) and 42 to 46A (even) and 52 to 98 (even) form a group.
Listing NGR: TL0403088059
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 231824
- 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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