The Old School Cottage, Dolton
Description: The Old School Cottage
Grade: II
Date Listed: 21 February 1977
English Heritage Building ID: 90861
OS Grid Reference: SS5724712212
OS Grid Coordinates: 257247, 112212
Latitude/Longitude: 50.8917, -4.0311
Location: Hilliers, Dolton, Devon EX19 8QR
Locality: Dolton
Local Authority: Torridge
County: Devon
Country: England
Postcode: EX19 8QR
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Listing Text
DOLTON CROSS HANDS, Dolton
SS 5712
14/68 Madge's Cottage, Vine Cottage and
The Old School Cottage
21.2.77
GV II
Row of 3 cottages. Circa later (:17 to early C18 with C19 additions. Plastered cob
walls. Thatch roof gabled to right end hipped to left. Brick axial stack, one at
right gable end and rear lateral stack.
Plan: the 2 outer cottages have a 2-room plan, the central one has a 1-room plan.
C19 rear outshuts. Single storey 1-room C19 addition at end of The Old School
Cottage - probably the former school room.
Exterior: 2 storeys. Madge's Cottage to left has asymmetrical 2-window front of
small-paned C19 or early C20 2-light casements with a C20 part-glazed door to the
left and a leanto C19 porch to the right with similar door. Vine Cottage at centre
as asymmetrical 1-window front of C20 3-light casements and a leanto porch to right
with C20 part-glazed door. Old School Cottage to the right has a regular 2-window
front of C19 2-light casements to the left and early C19 12-pane sashes to the
right. Central leanto porch with early C19 6-panel door behind. Lower slate roofed
addition at right-hand end. All 1st floor windows have small gables in the thatch
above.
Interiors inaccessible at time of survey.
Listing NGR: SS5724712212
Source: English Heritage
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