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HER Number: | MDV23456 |
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Name: | Penton Cottage, Penton Lane, Crediton |
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Summary
Small villa, circa 1820, incorporating a possibly earlier cottage, and a late 19th century stable block.
Location
Grid Reference: | SS 837 005 |
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Map Sheet: | SS80SW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Crediton |
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District | Mid Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | CREDITON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS80SW/153
- Old Listed Building Ref (II): 387092
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOUSE (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Department of Environment, 1972, Urban District of Crediton, 31 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV39769.
Penton Cottage, Penton Lane. Early 19th century two storey stucco house with glazing bars to sash windows. Three first floor windows. Slate roof, hipped. Coupled brackets to eaves cornice.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
English Heritage, 2013, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV350785.
Penton,including garden walls and stable block.
Small villa including garden walls and stable block. Circa 1820, incorporating a possibly earlier cottage; stable block late C19. Roughcast cob; slate roof, hipped at ends; 2 rear stacks. Stable block brick. Plan: single depth, 2 rooms wide, with a central entrance. The ground slopes sharply away to the right (east) and a second block to the right is lower down and faces into a service yard. A front right wing with a monopitch roof at right angles to the main block provides extra accommodation over a service room (possibly an old dairy) which faces into the service yard. The yard is completed by a Victorian stable block, parallel to the wing. Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 4-bay front with regular fenestration. 4-panel front door to left of centre, the top panels glazed with geometric glazing bars, doorcase with panelled reveals. 2 French windows to the left, one to the right: 2-leaf with small panes, the top panes with Gothick arched glazing bars to the heads. First floor window left and 2 right hand windows are 12-pane sashes with Gothick arched panes at the top. 6-pane casement above the front door with similar Gothick treatment to the panes. The inner return of the wing is stuccoed with deep eaves with a boarded soffit and paired eaves brackets. 4-bay verandah on cast iron columns with a lead tent roof and a 5th similar bay on the south end return. The service yard has pitched stone paving. Tall, rendered garden walls to the garden to the south has tiled coping. Interior: Original features include panelled doors and shutters.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV350785 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2013. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. |
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SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #83958 ] |
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SDV39769 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1972. Urban District of Crediton. Historic Houses Register. A4 Comb Bound. 31. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Jan 7 2013 2:32PM |
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