Fern Cottage and Fernside
FERN COTTAGE AND FERNSIDE, SMITHS LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1382187
- Date first listed:
- 07-Mar-1997
- List Entry Name:
- Fern Cottage and Fernside
- Statutory Address:
- FERN COTTAGE AND FERNSIDE, SMITHS LANE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1382187
- Date first listed:
- 07-Mar-1997
- List Entry Name:
- Fern Cottage and Fernside
- Statutory Address 1:
- FERN COTTAGE AND FERNSIDE, SMITHS LANE
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:
- FERN COTTAGE AND FERNSIDE, SMITHS LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Warwickshire
- District:
- Stratford-on-Avon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Snitterfield
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 21439 59711
Details
SNITTERFIELD
SP25NW SMITHS LANE
1457-1/9/114 (South West side)
07/03/97 Fern Cottage and Fernside
GV II
2 houses. C17 with earlier C19 alterations and addition.
Timber-frame with brick infill on stone-coped brick plinth;
thatch roof with brick end stack with cap and cruciform
cross-axial stack. 3-unit plan with rear wing.
EXTERIOR: single-storey with attic; 3-window range. Entrance
to right of centre in C19 gabled open timber porch, now glazed
and with C20 glazed outer door.
Ground floor has 2 square windows to left of porch with
moulded sills, and heavy cornices over 2-light glazing with
iron opening casements; large early C20 hipped bay window with
1:4:1-light transomed casements with leaded glazing; first
floor has 3 eyebrow dormers, 2 to left with windows as those
below them, one to right has similar casement but no sill or
cornice. Gabled roof.
Returns are brick; right return has wall posts, braced collar
and V-struts; entrance in porch as to front (but unglazed), to
right of 3-light double-chamfered mullioned window; C20
casement above; wing has flat roof.
INTERIOR: noted as having some exposed beams and joists. An
example of an estate cottage improved in the C19.
Listing NGR: SP2143959711
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 482553
- 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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