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Rockey Cottage

A Grade II Listed Building in Northlew, Devon

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.7725 / 50°46'21"N

Longitude: -4.1176 / 4°7'3"W

OS Eastings: 250782

OS Northings: 99132

OS Grid: SX507991

Mapcode National: GBR NX.0Q5X

Mapcode Global: FRA 2781.FPS

Plus Code: 9C2QQVFJ+2X

Entry Name: Rockey Cottage

Listing Date: 29 February 1988

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1326520

English Heritage Legacy ID: 93355

ID on this website: 101326520

Location: Northlew, West Devon, EX20

County: Devon

District: West Devon

Civil Parish: Northlew

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Northlew St Thomas of Canterbury

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

Tagged with: Cottage Thatched cottage

Description


This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 27 September 2024 to amend the name and address and reformat the text to current standards.

SX 59 NW
9/245

NORTHLEW
Rockey Cottage

(Formerly listed as Rocky Cottage)

II
Cottage. Later C17 with C18 and C19 additions and C20 alterations. Plastered cob and rubble walls. Hipped thatch roof. Axial brick stack on stone base.

Plan: original part is at the centre - probably two room plan cottage with heated room to the right. In C18 outbuilding added at left hand and one room addition made at right-hand end which then had a C19 outshut added.

Exterior: two storeys. Asymmetrical four-window front of irregular heights. All C20 two-light casements apart from former outbuilding addition at left-hand end which has three fixed lights on first floor. Large thatch doorhood to left of centre over C20 glazed door. C20 thatched roof porch to right-hand addition with plank door behind. Garage door at front of right-hand lean-to.

Interior: somewhat altered in C20 but retains chamfered wooden lintel to fireplace. Probably C19 insubstantial straight principal rafters.

Listing NGR: SX5078299132

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