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HER Number:MDV33591
Name:COTTAGE NON SPECIFIC in the Parish of South Tawton, Spreyton

Summary

Pair of cottages at langdown cross. Pair of cottages. Late 1900. Local stone rubble laid to rough courses with granite ashlar quoins; stone or brick stacks with brick chimneyshafts; slate roof with pierced crested ridgetiles.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 676 967
Map Sheet:SX69NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishSouth Tawton
Civil ParishSpreyton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSOUTH TAWTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69NE/44
  • Old Listed Building Ref (II)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • COTTAGE NON SPECIFIC (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV241524.

Doe/hhr:south tawton/(4/3/1988)146.


Department of Environment, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV331008.

Pair of cottages at langdown cross. Pair of cottages. Late 1900. Local stone rubble laid to rough courses with granite ashlar quoins; stone or brick stacks with brick chimneyshafts; slate roof with pierced crested ridgetiles. Plan: pair of contemporary cottages facing south-east. Each is a mirror plan of the other. The centre part breaks forward being 2 rooms deep, each cottage 1 room wide either side of an axial stack serving back-to-back fireplaces. Each cottage has a third room in a room with rear lateral stack projecting outwards from the rear room. Each has an entrance porch in the angle between the rooms.2 storeys with probably integral outshots across the rear. Exterior: symmetrical front. Only the projecting centre contains front windows, 1 to each cottage, all original casements with glazing bars and the first floor ones are gabled half dormers with plain bargeboards. Lean-to porches in the angles containing plain plank doors. The roof over the central part is tall and hipped both ends and the outer wings are gable-ended. Further windows in the end walls. Interiors not inspected (doe).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV241524Migrated Record:
SDV331008Migrated Record: Department of Environment.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 30 2015 5:07PM