Description

SX 38 NE LIFTON FORE STREET, Lifton

2/137 Lifton Cottage Hotel
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II

House, now in use as hotel circa 1830s. Whitewashed and rendered with slate roof,
rendered stacks with brick shafts. Picturesque with Gothick details. L plan with 1
2-span range parallel to Fore Street and a more irregular 2-span range at right
angles to it forming an attractive forecourt. 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 4-bay main
range, the facade broken forward at the left by a polygonal front projection under a
pyramidal roof and at the right by a 2-storey canted bays. Flat-roofed porch between
projection and bay is an addition. Circa 1830s entrance on front at left has an
arched, studded timber door with strap hinges and glazed trefoils in the spandrels
flanked by 2 arched timber Gothick windows with glazing bars. First floor Gothick
window above has an arched central light in a rectangular frame with marginal
glazing. two 3-light arched Gothick timber windows with glazing bars to the
polygonal bay. 2-light casement with glazing bars above porch; 4-light windows to
the canted bays, 6 panes per light to the first floor, 8 to the ground floor. The
range parallel to Fore Street has Gothick arched windows recessed in rectangular
architraves: 2 first floor 2-light windows with glazing bars, 1 3-light ground floor
window with glazing bars missing. The left return of this range has 1-light Gothick
windows. 4 gabled dormers to the rear of the main range also have Gothick windows.
Interior Early C19 stair with stick balusters and contemporary joinery and cornice
survive, including a curious skirting board with applied fleur de lis decoration.
Some stained glass. C20 addition at right end (south) not included in the listing.

Listing NGR: SX3875485110

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26604011

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Recommended Books

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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas