Description

NORTH BOVEY NORTH BOVEY
SX 78 SW
4/247 Slate Cottage
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GV II

Cottage, possibly originally 2 cottages. Probably C18. Rendered granite rubble
walls, with granite rubble stack to left gable end which has dripmoulds and probably
a brick stack to the right gable end, both are rendered.
Either 2-room plan with direct entry and larger lower room or a pair of direct entry
cottages each with heated room. Later outshut at rear.
2 storeys. Almost regular 3-window front of late C19 casements of 2- and 3-lights
with glazing bars. Gabled porch to left of centre. Granite rubble garden wall at
front extending round 3-sides joining house at either end, with coping of stones set
on end and central opening.
Interior contains open fireplace with plain wooden lintel and insubstantial plain
cross beams. Included for group value.

Listing NGR: SX7405483882

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26461871

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Recommended Books

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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy