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| HER Number: | MDV79860 |
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| Name: | Knowle Cross Cottage, Knowle Cross |
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Summary
Thatched cob cottage, probably 18th century, modernised circa 1970.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 040 977 |
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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): 86984
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOUSE (XVIII - 1701 AD to 1800 AD (Between))
Full description
Fisher, J., 1999, East Devon Conservation Area Appraisals: Whimple, 6 (Report - non-specific). SDV347093.
At Knowle Cross, near the road junction, are several 18th and early 19th century cob cottages with hipped thatched roofs. These are survivals of plain one or two room ground floor plans, probably former squatter cottages, as they immediately front the road with no land behind.
English Heritage, 2011, Historic Houses Register (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV346128.
Cottage. Probably 18th century, modernised circa 1970. Plastered cob, with or without stone footings; cob or stone rubble stacks topped with 20th century brick; thatch roof. Plan: L-plan cottage. The main block faces south and has a two-room plan. The left (west) room has a rear lateral stack and the right room has a maybe secondary end stack. One-room plan rear block at right angles behind the right end. Two storeys. Exterior: nearly symmetrical two-window front of 20th century casements with glazing bars. Central doorway contains a 20th century door behind a contemporary gabled and thatch-roofed porch. Roof is hipped both end. Interior: has plain carpenty detail. Some old beams were introduced as replacements circa 1970. Roof not inspected. Knowle Cross Cottage is one of an attractive group of small thatch-roofed cottages at Knowle Cross.
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: #106662 ] |
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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. 6. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 28 2011 9:01AM |
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