Sealwood Cottage
Sealwood Cottage
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1391069
- Date first listed:
- 25-Aug-2004
- List Entry Name:
- Sealwood Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- Sealwood Cottage
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1391069
- Date first listed:
- 25-Aug-2004
- List Entry Name:
- Sealwood Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- Sealwood 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:
- Sealwood Cottage
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Derbyshire
- District:
- South Derbyshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Linton
- National Grid Reference:
- SK2818015675
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 5 September 2022 to correct a typo in the description and to reformat the text to current standards
1259/0/10021
LINTON
SEALWOOD
Sealwood Cottage
25-AUG-04
II
Folly, eye-catcher or garden building. Late C18 with an early C19 addition and minor C20 alterations. Red brick and re-used timber-framing with plain-tile hipped roofs. Single brick chimney stack. Original two storey C18 building with single storey wings, and two storey rear ddition.
EXTERIOR. Original building has a brick structure with an outer cladding of re-used timber framing and brick infill. Main facade has central doorway flanked by single windows in either wing, windows replaced early C20, now boarded. Central first floor section has large central window opening. South-west elevation is blind with decorative framing. This facade has evidence of an earlier doorway. North-east elevation has shuttered staircase window opening.
Rear addition has segment headed openings on the ground floor and flat headed openings with timber lintels on the first floor. Rear, north-west, elevation has a single central boarded window with a small shuttered opening to right. Above a single two-light casement window. North-east elevation has two windows and a doorway to right plus two two-light casement windows above. South-west elevation has smal central boarded window with a tiny window to left, above a small casement window.
INTERIOR. Original building has Gothic pointed arched doorways and doors, an original inglenook fireplace with pointed arched drying cupboard. Timber spine beam and original timber half-spiral staircase with pointed arched cupboard door. Wine cellar in basement retains brick wine bins.
First floor has single room with pyramidal plaster ceiling, moulded doorcase, moulded dado rail and pointed arched fireplace with slate surround. Dado contains movable section containing pull-out bed.
This very unusual and well preserved late C18 estate building must have been constructed for parties or entertainments. It has very unusual re-used timber frame cladding and many interesting Gothic interior features.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 492268
- 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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