Lower Cottage
LOWER COTTAGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1383519
- Date first listed:
- 15-Mar-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Lower Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- LOWER COTTAGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1383519
- Date first listed:
- 15-Mar-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Lower Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- LOWER COTTAGE
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:
- LOWER COTTAGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Greete
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 57062 70738
Details
GREETE
SO57SE Lower Cottage
582-1/4/113
15/03/74
II
House. Late C15 core with C17 main range and C20 alterations.
Painted timber frame with painted brick and rendered infill,
brick and stone rubble. Plain-tile roof. Projecting stone
stack with brick stepped upper stages and stone bread oven to
side. L-shaped plan of 3 framed-bay main range and 2
framed-bay cross wing.
EXTERIOR: 2-storey and single-storey with attic. Windows
generally C20 casements with leaded lights. West front of main
range has square framing 2 panels high with 3 C20 casements.
Underbuilt frame at ground floor with C20 brick and with
windows flanking tiled enclosed porch.
Left (north) return side: main range gable of square framing 4
panels high on brick plinth with tension brace, covered by
brick stack in centre, with end-truss of straight tie beam,
collar and vertical struts. Cross wing to left with square
framing 3 panels high on stone rubble plinth with swept
tension brace. 3 inserted windows and entrance door with tiled
gabled porch. 2 C19 dormers.
East gable of cross wing: cruck frame at first floor
underbuilt with C19 brick; cruck blades truncated above upper
collar, twin restored struts to lower collar framing a 2-light
window, 3 studs to tie beam, all horizontal members lapped and
notch jointed to cruck blades.
East wall of main range: square framing 4 panels high
underbuilt in brick to south bay only, covered by cross wing
to right.
South sides of both wings rebuilt in C20 brickwork.
INTERIOR: single trenched-purlin roof. Deep chamfered cross
bridging beams to south bay of main range. Double bridging
beams to north bay and to cruck-framed bays.
Listing NGR: SO5706270738
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 483949
- 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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