St Winifred's Well Cottage and Clare Cottage
ST WINIFRED'S WELL COTTAGE AND CLARE COTTAGE, WINIFRED'S LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1395786
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1975
- List Entry Name:
- St Winifred's Well Cottage and Clare Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- ST WINIFRED'S WELL COTTAGE AND CLARE COTTAGE, WINIFRED'S LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1395786
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1975
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- St Winifred's Well Cottage and Clare Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- ST WINIFRED'S WELL COTTAGE AND CLARE COTTAGE, WINIFRED'S 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:
- ST WINIFRED'S WELL COTTAGE AND CLARE COTTAGE, WINIFRED'S LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 74342 66151
Details
WINIFRED'S LANE 656-1/15/1918 (East side) St Winifred's Well Cottage and Clare Cottage 05/08/75 II
House, St Winifred's Well Cottage, mid C18 (OS says post-1776)with C20 alterations. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar to south front, rubblestone to rest, steep single pitched pantile mansard roof with two raking dormers and moulded stack to coped left gable end. PLAN: Three unit plan. EXTERIOR: Two storeys, attic and basement, symmetrical three window range. Coped parapet and cornice to front, six/six pane sash windows, that to first floor centre blind with C20 low relief model of St Winifred. Six panel door under shell hood. Rear wing attached to wall but with separate gabled roof. Clare Cottage, early C19 with C20 additions. MATERIALS: Painted rough ashlar, pantile roof with moulded stacks to coped gable ends. PLAN: Double depth plan. EXTERIOR: Two storeys, three window range. C20 windows and door. INTERIORS: Not inspected. St Winifred was a C7 Welsh martyr; miraculous powers were assigned to a well in Flintshire associated with her, hence her identification with other springs. She is depicted in a sculpted relief on the front of the house. SOURCES: Bath Archaeological Trust/RCHM England, Georgian Bath Historical Map (1989).
Listing NGR: ST7434266151
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 511197
- 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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