Chidgley Cottage
Chidgley Cottage, Chidgley
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1345623
- Date first listed:
- 21-Dec-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Chidgley Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- Chidgley Cottage, Chidgley
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1345623
- Date first listed:
- 21-Dec-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Chidgley Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- Chidgley Cottage, Chidgley
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Chidgley Cottage, Chidgley
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Old Cleeve
- National Park:
- Exmoor
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 04776 36488
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 24/04/2020
ST03NW
4/71
OLD CLEEVE CP
CHIDGLEY
Chidgley Cottage
GV
II
Cottage, subsequently three dwellings, now one cottage. Late C17, enlarged C18, altered late C20. Rendered over rubble and cob, thatched roof, half hipped left, rendered stacks gable end right and over present entrance.
Plan: probably two cell originally, entrance now via curing chamber at left stack, one bay addition left with projection at rear, another addition right at rear. One and a half storeys, all C20 wooden two-light casements, two gabled dormers to original dwelling, inserted small window above present entrance below eaves, ground floor two windows left of entrance, pair centre with buttresses between, one right of subsiduary gabled entrance, now also a window, with buttress beyond; slate pentice roof, rendered porch with ribbed door.
Interior altered late C20; two very roughly chamfered lateral beams with step and runout stops in two rooms right, axial beams left, stairs set to left of right gable end, left stack with curing chamber left, now curved entrance bay, and bread oven right; collar and principal roof.
Formerly known as Japonica Cottage.
Listing NGR: ST0477636488
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 264828
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Vernacular Architecture Group Report in August, (1980)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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