West View and Cobble Cottage
WEST VIEW AND COBBLE COTTAGE, MAIN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1383993
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1984
- List Entry Name:
- West View and Cobble Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- WEST VIEW AND COBBLE COTTAGE, MAIN STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1383993
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1984
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 18-Oct-1999
- List Entry Name:
- West View and Cobble Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- WEST VIEW AND COBBLE COTTAGE, MAIN 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:
- WEST VIEW AND COBBLE COTTAGE, MAIN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Dent
- National Park:
- Yorkshire Dales
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 70487 87025
Details
DENT
SD7087 MAIN STREET, Dent Town
162-1/24/199 (East side)
14/06/84 West View and Cobble Cottage
(Formerly Listed as:
MAIN STREET
Cobble Cottage and Cottage adjoining)
GV II
Pair of cottages. Late C17 or early C18, remodelled in mid to
later C19; altered. Roughly coursed sandstone rubble with
quoins, rear white-washed, stone slate roof. Single-depth
2-unit plan on north-south axis facing west and backing onto
churchyard.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, 2:1 windows. West View to the left has a
C19 square-headed doorway with part-glazed door and large
rectangular lintel with a simple hoodmould, a very small
square window to the right with stone surround, a large 6-pane
window to the left and 2 other large 6-pane windows at 1st
floor, all these now top-hung casements imitating sashes.
Cobble Cottage to the right has a similar doorway but with old
quoining to its left jamb, a large 6-pane sash to the right
and another above and between these openings. Gable chimneys,
that to the right square and set just inside the gable wall.
The rear wall, which is of 3-storey proportions, has 4 small
windows on each main floor, all with 4-pane glazing and mostly
square except those in the centre of the ground floor which
are oblong and have narrow side lights; and a small blocked
1-light window to the right at 2nd-floor level.
INTERIOR not inspected. Part of a significant and prominent
town centre group with Church of St Andrew to the rear (qv),
and with the Sun Hotel (qv) opposite.
Listing NGR: SD7048787026
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 484425
- 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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