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Latitude: 50.2673 / 50°16'2"N
Longitude: -3.6526 / 3°39'9"W
OS Eastings: 282317
OS Northings: 42123
OS Grid: SX823421
Mapcode National: GBR QP.BP99
Mapcode Global: FRA 387B.8T7
Plus Code: 9C2R788W+WX
Entry Name: Thrift Cottage
Listing Date: 25 March 1991
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1325177
English Heritage Legacy ID: 100012
ID on this website: 101325177
Location: Torcross, South Hams, Devon, TQ7
County: Devon
District: South Hams
Civil Parish: Stokenham
Traditional County: Devon
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon
Church of England Parish: Stokenham St Michael and All Angels
Church of England Diocese: Exeter
Tagged with: Cottage Thatched cottage
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SX84SW Thrift Cottage
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II
Cottage, formerly a pair of cottages. Probably late C17 or early C18,
extended in circa C18. Painted stone rubble, partly rendered possibly over
cob. Thatched roof gabled at right hand east end and hipped at left end.
Large rendered right hand gable stack with slate weathering and smaller
stone rubble axial stack also with slate weathering and both with yellow
clay louvred pots.
Plan: Situated at right angles to road. 2-room plan with a central passage
or unheated room. The right hand room heated from a gable end stack, left
hand room which might be an C18 extension is heated from an axial stack
backing onto the central passage or unheated room. It was formerly 2
cottages but has been converted into one house.
Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical. 3-window south front, 2 windows at the
right hand end and one on the ground floor at the left end. C20 2-light
casements without glazing bars. Doorway to right of centre with C20 glazed
door and C20 porch. C20 windows on left hand west end. No windows at
rear.
Interior: Later exposed ceiling joists but no main beams. Left hand west
room has cambered unchamfered fireplace lintel. Right hand room has C20
fireplace in end stack. Feet of straight principal rafters exposed in first
floor rooms.
Listing NGR: SX8231742123
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