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Northcott Cottage Pleasant Pleasant Cottage, Northcott Cottage and Rosebank Cottage Including Garden Railings to East and South Rosebank Cottage

A Grade II Listed Building in Lapford, Devon

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.8596 / 50°51'34"N

Longitude: -3.8036 / 3°48'12"W

OS Eastings: 273160

OS Northings: 108225

OS Grid: SS731082

Mapcode National: GBR L2.V48K

Mapcode Global: FRA 26XT.Q0S

Plus Code: 9C2RV55W+RH

Entry Name: Northcott Cottage Pleasant Pleasant Cottage, Northcott Cottage and Rosebank Cottage Including Garden Railings to East and South Rosebank Cottage

Listing Date: 4 November 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1250131

English Heritage Legacy ID: 432376

ID on this website: 101250131

Location: Lapford, Mid Devon, EX17

County: Devon

District: Mid Devon

Civil Parish: Lapford

Built-Up Area: Lapford

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Lapford

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

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Description


LAPFORD LAPFORD
SS 70 NW
4/88 Pleasant Cottage, Northcott
- Cottage and Rosebank Cottage
including garden railings to east
and south
GV II

3 cottages, said to date from 1740 and features are consistent with mid C18, C19
addition. Plastered cob on rubble footings; rubble stacks topped with C19 and C20
brick; thatched roof. Row of 3 cottages under same roof facing south with 1 room
added in C19 set back from main front at right (east) end. Pleasant Cottage at the
left (west) end is a 2-room plan cottage with corner stack to left rear. Northcott
Cottage in the centre is a 2-room plan cottage with an axial stack in left party
wall. Rosebank Cottage at right (east) end has 1 room in the main block with rear
corner stack and another room in the recessed addition. All are 2 storeys. Main
block has a regular 5-window front and addition has a 6th window. Both Pleasant
Cottage and Northcott Cottage have symmetrical 2-window fronts with central doorways
and C20 slate monopitch roofed porches. Pleasant Cottage windows are C20 casements
and sashes, most with glazing bars. Northcott Cottage has C20 casements with
glazing bars. Rosebank Cottage has C19 and C20 casements and door is to recessed
room behind C20 single storey extension. Only Pleasant Cottage inspected
internally. It has plain carpentry detail, a chamfered beam with runout stops and
diagonal corner rubble fireplace with replacement lintel and includes a Bideford
cloam oven with its pot door to left.
Late C19 cast iron boundary spear railings and fleur-de-lis finials to main
verticals, brick footings and ornate gateposts with round-arched overthrow enriched
with scroll work and twisted pieces is included for group value.


Listing NGR: SS7316008225

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