Waterfield Cottage
WATERFIELD COTTAGE, HIGH GREEN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1372865
- Date first listed:
- 05-Sept-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Waterfield Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- WATERFIELD COTTAGE, HIGH GREEN
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- Date:
- 2002-09-02
- Reference:
- IOE01/07377/30
- Rights:
- © Mr E.M Trendell. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1372865
- Date first listed:
- 05-Sept-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Waterfield Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- WATERFIELD COTTAGE, HIGH GREEN
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:
- WATERFIELD COTTAGE, HIGH GREEN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- South Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Brooke
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 27529 98517
Details
TM 29 NE BROOKE HIGH GREEN
2/4 Waterfield Cottage 5.9.60
- II Small house. Early C17. Rendered timber frame, some brick. Thatched roof. 2-cell lobby entrance type plan, with later C17 cell added. 4 bay, 1½ storey facade. C20 brick plinth. Leaded casements, probably C18. 2-light casement to left hand bay. C20 lean-to porch. To right of porch 4-light casement, 2-light casement. 2 eyebrow dormers with Gothick leaded casements. C17 brick axial stack. Tall rendered plinth to rear. 4-light cavetto mullion with roll, to ground floor. C20 dormer window. C20 thatched extension. Interior. Timber frame revealed; curved braces between corner posts and wall plate. Cambered transverse beams supporting chamfered floor joists. Rebate for shutters to former openings to ground and first floor of bays adjacent to stack. Brick fireplace with 4-centred arch to upper room. Cambered tie beam. Curved wind braces. Clasped purlins. C17 turned balusters brought from Oldhouse Farmhouse (item No. 2/2 q.v.).
Listing NGR: TM2752998517
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 227344
- 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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