High Park
HIGH PARK
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1345751
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1985
- List Entry Name:
- High Park
- Statutory Address:
- HIGH PARK
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1345751
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1985
- List Entry Name:
- High Park
- Statutory Address 1:
- HIGH PARK
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:
- HIGH PARK
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Wootton Courtenay
- National Park:
- Exmoor
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 93651 43032
Details
SS94SW WOOTTON COURTENAY CP WOOTTON COURTENAY VILLAGE
6/123 Highpark
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- II
Cottage, enlarged to 2 dwellings, converted subsequently to one. Late C17, enlarged C18, altered late C20. Rendered over rubble and cob, thatched roof hipped to right, large external stone stack left gable end. Plan: probably originally single cell with 2-bay linhay adjoining, enlarged one bay with outshut to form 2 dwellings, now one. One and a half storeys, 3-bays, 2 and 3-light C19 and C20 casements, three 2-light dormers rising from below eaves, ground floor 3 windows left and one right of studded plank door. Interior: blocked lateral stack at rear to right of cross passage in addition, large circular pier to left, wattle and daub partition, left gable and fireplace with bread oven. Principal rafter roof of 3 pairs of trusses, pair in earlier part with cross apices carrying the ridge. Plastered reed ceilings. It has been suggested that this was originally a 2 cell dwelling, the rear wall of one unit was demolished and a circular pier inserted to form linhay, now one dwelling. (VAG Report, unpublished SRO, April 1983).
Listing NGR: SS9365143032
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 265406
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Vernacular Architecture Group Report in April, (1983)
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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