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HER Number:MDV85366
Name:Penny's Cottage, Penny's Hill, Upton, Torquay

Summary

Thatched house dating to the 18th century or earlier, divided into two cottages.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 909 654
Map Sheet:SX96NW
Admin AreaTorbay
Civil ParishTorbay
DistrictTorbay
Ecclesiastical ParishTORMOHAM

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HOUSE (Built, XVII to XVIII - 1601 AD to 1800 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

Penny's Cottage marked.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1218205 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

Penny's Cottage. House, divided into cottages. Probably C18 or earlier. Plastered mass wall (probably cob); thatched roof, hipped at left end, gabled at right end.
PLAN: Long, rectangular single-depth plan to main block, with a left end addition.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. Long 6-window front, the eaves thatch eyebrowed over the first-floor windows. 2 entrances on front, the right-hand entrance with a C20 thatched porch on posts. 6 first and 4 ground-floor small-pane timber casements: 2, 3, and 4-light. Pair of bee boles on front to left.
INTERIOR: Not inspected but may retain features of interest.
Date first listed: 20th November 1952. Date of most recent amendment: 3rd May 1994.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV364015Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #132558 ]
SDV364016National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1218205.

Associated Monuments

MDV131215Parent of: Bee boles at Penny's Cottage, Penny's Hill, Upton, Torquay (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 3 2021 10:23AM