The Barracks and the Barracks Cottage
THE BARRACKS AND THE BARRACKS COTTAGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1383790
- Date first listed:
- 29-Feb-2000
- List Entry Name:
- The Barracks and the Barracks Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- THE BARRACKS AND THE BARRACKS COTTAGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1383790
- Date first listed:
- 29-Feb-2000
- List Entry Name:
- The Barracks and the Barracks Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE BARRACKS AND THE BARRACKS 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:
- THE BARRACKS AND THE BARRACKS COTTAGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Richard's Castle (Shropshire)
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 51906 68757
Details
RICHARDS CASTLE
SO56NW WOOFFERTON
482-1/13/175 The Barracks and The Barracks
Cottage
II
Formerly known as: Nos.9, 10, 11 AND 12 Woofferton Court
Cottages Woofferton.
House, altered to 4 houses, now 2 houses. C16 core, C18 and
C19 extensions and extensively restored 1993. Painted
timber-frame with painted cement-rendered infill panels on
painted brick and painted stone rubble plinths. Painted
cement-rendered extension walls. Plain-tile roofs.
EXTERIOR: 3 C19 brick ridge stacks with dentil course capping.
5 framed bays aligned north-south with cross wing at south end
and side extension at east. East-facing framed main range
facade: heavily restored rectangular panelled framing 3 panels
high above first-floor girding beam and 2 panels high below.
C20 casement to left and C19 casement to right. Ground-floor
restored casement with metal lattice lights to left. C20
projecting tiled lean-to porch over plain door to right. Bay
to north masked by east extension. North gable end: restored
single casement of 3 lights with metal lattice glazing to
ground and first floors, and 2-light casement to attic. End
truss framing of square framing, straight tie beam, 3 struts
under collar with 2 over framing attic window. West-facing
framed wall of 4 bays of square framing 4 panel high. 4
restored first-floor casements and 3 at ground floor, all of 3
lights with metal lattice glazing except left-hand windows at
first floor which are single light. East extension wing:
remodelled timber framing to west bay and rendered brick to
east bay, all with restored casement windows with metal
lattice glazing.
South cross wing forming Barracks Cottage: late C19 with
imitation square framing. 3-light casement with metal lattice
glazing at each gable. 2 at ground level flanking central
projecting porch with 2 gabled dormers interrupting eaves.
INTERIOR: bridging beams with ogee chamfer stops. Swept braces
at ground and first floor in north bay. Plain chamfered C17
framed doorway in east wall frame.
(Salop County Council Sites and Monuments Record: SA 15022).
Listing NGR: SO5190668757
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 484222
- 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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