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| HER Number: | MDV79833 |
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| Name: | Rectory Cottages, The Square, Whimple |
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Summary
Row of three contemporary cottages built alongside the churchyard facing onto the square to south, mid to late 19th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 043 972 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY09NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Whimple |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WHIMPLE |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old Listed Building Ref (II): 86994
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TERRACE (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Fisher, J., 1999, East Devon Conservation Area Appraisals: Whimple, 3-4 (Report - non-specific). SDV347093.
The Whimple Conservation Area mainly comprises the nucleus set around The Square and Church Road to the south. The Square and the several short rows of cottages in streets adjoining constitute one of the most pleasing environments to be found in any East Devon village, with buiildings on a harmonious scale with many retaining at least some original features. Other details: Maps, photographs.
English Heritage, 2011, Historic Houses Register (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV346128.
Row of three cottages. Mid - late 19th century. Plastered cob on stone rubble, parts may be rebuilt in stone rubble or brick; probably brick stacks and chimneyshafts; slate roof. Plan: row of three contemporary cottages built alongside the churchyard facing onto the square to south. Each cottage is one-room wide and two rooms deep. No 1 is at the left (west) end and has a gable-end stack. No 2 next to it is a mirror plan cottage and an axial stack in the party wall between Nos 2 and 3 serves back-to-back stacks. No 3 at the right end, has a lobby entrance onto the stack. Two storeys. Exterior: overall irregular five-window fornt of 19th and 20th century casements with glazing bars. The three front doorways all contain 20th century doors. Roof is gable-ended. Nos 1, 2, and 3 Rectory Cottages contribute to a pleasant group of buildings, including the Church of St Mary.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346128 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: English Heritage. 2011. Historic Houses Register. Historic Houses Register. Website. |
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| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #106633 ] |
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| SDV347093 | Report - non-specific: Fisher, J.. 1999. East Devon Conservation Area Appraisals: Whimple. East Devon District Council Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 3-4. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 27 2011 9:02AM |
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