Description

BISHOPSTEIGNTON WEST TOWN, Bishopsteignton
SX 9073-9173

13/76 Nos 1 and 2 West Town Cottages
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GV II

2 cottages, formerly one house. C17 or earlier. Rendered, probably cob on stone
rubble footings ; corrugated iron roof, gabled at ends ; left end stack with brick
shaft, large projecting front lateral stack with set-offs, brick shaft and bread
oven.
Plan: No access to interior at time of survey (1987); plan form uncertain but
probably a single depth range, 2 rooms wide. C20 flat-roofed single storey rear left
addition.
Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical front, No 1 (to the left) has a front door to the
right, one ground floor C20 sash and a small-pane C19 or C20 first floor casement.
No 2 (Cheney Cottage) has a front door to the right and 1 ground floor and one first
floor casement.
Interior: Not inspected at time of survey. An interior inspection might necessitate
revising the suggested dating.
Group value with the Old Gatehouse.

Listing NGR: SX9047473725

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26440810

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)