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Higher Cottage Including Outhouse Adjoining to North West

A Grade II Listed Building in Paignton, Torbay

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.4633 / 50°27'47"N

Longitude: -3.5594 / 3°33'33"W

OS Eastings: 289412

OS Northings: 63765

OS Grid: SX894637

Mapcode National: GBR QT.Q93N

Mapcode Global: FRA 37FT.WML

Plus Code: 9C2RFC7R+86

Entry Name: Higher Cottage Including Outhouse Adjoining to North West

Listing Date: 20 November 1952

Last Amended: 3 May 1994

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1291624

English Heritage Legacy ID: 390854

ID on this website: 101291624

Location: Cockington, Torbay, Devon, TQ2

County: Torbay

Electoral Ward/Division: Cockington-with-Chelston

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Paignton

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Cockington St George and St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

Tagged with: Thatched cottage

Description


TORQUAY

SX8963 TOTNES ROAD, Cockington 885-1/16/383 (South West side) 20/11/52 Higher Cottage including outhouse adjoining to north-west (Formerly Listed as: TOTNES ROAD, Cockington Higher Cottage and adjoining Outhouse)

GV II

Former farmhouse. Probably C17, maybe earlier origins, various later alterations. Plastered cob and stone rubble; hall stack with red sandstone chimneyshaft, others red brick; thatched roof. PLAN: Main house has a 3-room and cross passage plan. South-east end inner room with projecting end stack (a later addition). Hall has projecting front lateral stack. Rear of passage now blocked by bathroom. Service end kitchen with projecting rear lateral stack and outbuilding at north-west end. EXTERIOR: Main house is 2 storeys. Irregular 3-window front. Central window (over the front door) is probably C18 three-light casement with flat-faced mullions and old leaded glass in outer light. Rest are C19 and C20 casements with glazing bars. Passage front doorway, to right of hall stack, contains C18 plank door with applied 6-panel front under C20 hood. C20 garage doors to outbuilding at right end. Roof is half-hipped to left and hipped to right. INTERIOR: Shows little sign of antiquity. Plain carpentry detail where exposed. Older features probably hidden. Higher Cottage forms part of an exceptionally attractive group of listed buildings in an unspoilt village and the adjoining Cockington Park.

Listing NGR: SX8941263765

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