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Spedding Cottages

A Grade II Listed Building in Dartington, Devon

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.4462 / 50°26'46"N

Longitude: -3.7094 / 3°42'33"W

OS Eastings: 278727

OS Northings: 62097

OS Grid: SX787620

Mapcode National: GBR QL.L6RW

Mapcode Global: FRA 373W.4PR

Plus Code: 9C2RC7WR+F7

Entry Name: Spedding Cottages

Listing Date: 9 February 1961

Last Amended: 26 April 1993

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1108351

English Heritage Legacy ID: 101028

ID on this website: 101108351

Location: Cott, South Hams, Devon, TQ9

County: Devon

District: South Hams

Civil Parish: Dartington

Built-Up Area: Dartington

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Dartington St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

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Description


DARTINGTON
SX7862 - SX7962 COTT ROAD, SHINNER'S BRIDGE
12/115 Nos 1, 2 and 3 Spedding
9.2.61 Cottages (formerly listed
as Almshouses)

II

Row of 3 almshouses. Dated 1835, extended at rear of No 2 in C20. Local
limestone rubble, dressed stone quoins and chamfered rendered plinth.
Slate roof with slate coped gable ends with moulded corbel kneelers and
squat octagonal finials. 2 stone rubble axial stacks each with 2 rebuilt
diagonally set red brick shafts.
Plan: Row of 4 almshouses cottages; the end cottages are single depth 2
room plans the centre pair are 1-room plans, each having an entrance in the
shared 2 storey central porch. The centre 2 cottages have been converted
into one and extended at the hands in C20.
Exterior: 2 storeys. Symmetrical 1:2:1:2:1 bay range the centre bay a 2-
storey gabled porch with buttresses to sides and with kneelers; flashed by
2 windows the first floor in gabled half-dormers with kneelers, and a
doorway at each end of front without a window above.
The windows are in moulded rendered openings; the ground floor with
hoodmoulds and 2-light ovolo moulded wooden mullion windows; the first
casements with glazing bars; all the windows are the original C19. The 3
doorways, one at the centre in the porch and the 2 outer doorways have
chamfered rendered 4-centred arch openings and C19 plank doors with cover
moulds. Over the centre doorway in the porch is a large slate plaque in a
moulded recess with Latin inscription, translated it reads:- "This house
was built as an everlasting alms at the expense of Mary Spedding in pious
memory of Margaret Froude her sister. The adjoining field was received for
the same purpose by Henry Champernowne AD.1835". A small single light iron
casement in gable above has leaded panes.
Interior: not inspected.


Listing NGR: SX7872762097

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