Lassiters Cottage
Lassiters Cottage, Lamberts Lane, Midhurst, GU29 9EA
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1403819
- Date first listed:
- 18-Oct-2011
- List Entry Name:
- Lassiters Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- Lassiters Cottage, Lamberts Lane, Midhurst, GU29 9EA
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1403819
- Date first listed:
- 18-Oct-2011
- List Entry Name:
- Lassiters Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- Lassiters Cottage, Lamberts Lane, Midhurst, GU29 9EA
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:
- Lassiters Cottage, Lamberts Lane, Midhurst, GU29 9EA
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- West Sussex
- District:
- Chichester (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Midhurst
- National Park:
- South Downs
- National Grid Reference:
- SU8856721792
Summary
Lassiters Cottage is an ironstone cottage probably constructed in 1838.
Reasons for Designation
* Plan form: a late example of a two bay end chimneystack house with an integral rear outshot.
* Material: the use of such small ironstone blocks is very rare and the material is unusual in Midhurst.
* Interiors: a very complete cottage interior.
* Degree of survival: survives substantially intact.
History
Lassiters Cottage formerly belonged to the Cowdray estate and is reported to have been named after the chauffeur of a deceased Lord Cowdray. The first Viscount Cowdray, given the title in 1917, died in 1927; the second in 1933, and the third in 1995. A roof tile dated 1838 with the name William Pickell (or Pickett) appears to date the building accurately, and it is shown on the tithe map of 1847. The south single storey extension is a later addition but is shown on the first edition Ordnance Survey map of 1875.
Details
Lassiters Cottage is an early C19 two bay end chimneystack cottage with an integral rear outshot. It is built of the locally relatively rare building material ironstone in small courses, with red and grey brick end quoins. The slate roof, probably replacing a tiled roof dated 1838, is hipped to the north and gabled to the south, where there is an end brick chimneystack, not projecting. The front or west elevation is of two storeys with cambered headed openings to the first-floor windows, which are C20 wooden casements with glazing bars. The two ground-floor windows are similar and in the centre is a half-glazed C20 wooden door. The south side has one casement window and a cambered headed doorcase in the outshot. A single-storey brick and rendered extension with slate roof and wooden casement windows has been added on to this side but is shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map. The east or rear elevation slopes to ground-floor level. There are attached boundary walls of stone rubble with brick coping.
The ground-floor front room has a large cambered opening to the fireplace, adjoining to the east a round-headed recess with thin wooden shelves for displaying china and to the west a plank door leading into the extension. A ledged and plank door leads into the outshot which houses the staircase, of half-winder type with moulded wooden balustrade, square posts and plank balustrading. Underneath is a plank cupboard door. The first floor has two bedrooms with plank doors. One bedroom is reported to retain a fireplace which has been covered over.
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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