JoceAndChris
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This was raised in the other thread as being a possible extra deterrent to the threat of unsympathetic development on land for sale around Beacon Cottage. I've posted threads about listing beofre, and received a range of responses, with the usual pointing out of drawbacks and the warning that financially it's unlikely to benefit the period property owner. My understanding (correct me if I'm wrong) is that if the work is likely to need LBC then it's also likely to be exempt from VAT, but also that many self-employed builders are not necessarily VAT registered so that point needn't make a deal of difference anyway.
I also understand that the grants for repair are something of a holy grail?
And many of you have told me that if you are doing the work properly, with justice to the period property, being listed or not doesn't make much difference to how the work is done.
I think, for me, the most compelling incentive for trying to get the house listed is that if we were forced to sell there would be a degree of protection against all the people who want to knock it about and modernise. The house is chiefly intact at the moment, really not that different to how it was in the early nineteenth century - I can't bear to think of it being made into open plan living with underfloor heating and recessed downlighters on smooth ceilings and bay windows being knocked out for ensuite bathrooms...
It will be interesting to see how long this takes, but I'm sure I have very powerful weaponry in the form of the marvellous Mr Hughes, who wrote this, to be sent off to EH:
"Summary: Beacon Cottage is a well-preserved example of an early nineteenth century estate building which combines the utility of servants’ accommodation with a suite of grander rooms from which to admire the picturesque view.
It is largely unaltered except for a modest and sympathetic C20 extension and the interiors retain most of their original details.
The location makes it a prominent feature of the townscape of Grantham seen from the west
Description: Gamekeeper’s cottage, c.1820, extended c.1930. Painted stucco on limestone rubble, limestone ashlar plinth, hipped slate roof with timber modillion eaves cornice.
Double-pile rectangular plan with central semicircular bow W, c.1930 canted extension in matching style to S, projecting porch to E, and lean-to to N. One principal storey with half-cellar and attic.
Entrance elevation to E with central bowed porch with stone castellations and C20 diamond-leaded glazing, half-glazed double doors. 6 over 6 timber sash windows to the main block either side. Attic casement in central flat-roofed dormer.
S elevation has c.1930 canted projection with timber sash windows. Windowless N elevation.
Principal elevation to W, a-b-a with timber sash windows in wide end bays flanking a central semicircular bow with three sash windows. C20 casement window to cellar below.
Two rendered chimneys to the main block with a third to the S extension.
Interior: E porch leads to central hall. Drawing room in the projecting W bow, two rooms to both N and S, and a further room in the c.1930 S extension. Narrow timber stair to attic, stone half-spiral stair to cellar, of two main rooms beneath the centre and N of the house, with exposed brick vaulting throughout and larder shelf on brick arches to N room.
All the principal rooms have 4 panel painted timber doors, panelled window shutters, plaster cornices. Fossiliferous marble fireplaces of early nineteenth century character in the central and S rooms, reeded timber fire surrounds in the N rooms, all with early nineteenth century inserts.
History: Built c.1820 (first marked on the 1824 OS 1” map) as a gamekeeper’s cottage on the Harrowby estate. The site, however, was clearly chosen for its commanding view over Grantham and was integrated into the Hall landscape by a planted avenue, “Lady’s Walk” running NE from the cottage around the edge of the escarpment and back to Harrowby Hall. The function of providing accommodation for an estate servant was thus combined with that of a summerhouse or hunting lodge, at a distance from the principal house. The quality of the detail and fittings of the principal rooms is unusually grand for an estate cottage.
The floor plan is similar to those published in contemporary pattern books, for example Plate VII in J B Papworth’s Rural Residences of 1818 (Though the plate shows a rustic, thatched, cottage ornee, the accompanying text discusses the various styles to which the design might be adapted for different locations, the Grecian being suggested for situations such as that of Beacon Cottage).
Ref: Pevsner N., Harris J., Antram N. The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire 1989 (p326, misnamed as Harrowby Lodge)"
Now doesn't he make it sound important! :lol: That glorious technical language, and all the references to Papworth and Pevsner. Thanks Gareth!
I also understand that the grants for repair are something of a holy grail?
And many of you have told me that if you are doing the work properly, with justice to the period property, being listed or not doesn't make much difference to how the work is done.
I think, for me, the most compelling incentive for trying to get the house listed is that if we were forced to sell there would be a degree of protection against all the people who want to knock it about and modernise. The house is chiefly intact at the moment, really not that different to how it was in the early nineteenth century - I can't bear to think of it being made into open plan living with underfloor heating and recessed downlighters on smooth ceilings and bay windows being knocked out for ensuite bathrooms...
It will be interesting to see how long this takes, but I'm sure I have very powerful weaponry in the form of the marvellous Mr Hughes, who wrote this, to be sent off to EH:
"Summary: Beacon Cottage is a well-preserved example of an early nineteenth century estate building which combines the utility of servants’ accommodation with a suite of grander rooms from which to admire the picturesque view.
It is largely unaltered except for a modest and sympathetic C20 extension and the interiors retain most of their original details.
The location makes it a prominent feature of the townscape of Grantham seen from the west
Description: Gamekeeper’s cottage, c.1820, extended c.1930. Painted stucco on limestone rubble, limestone ashlar plinth, hipped slate roof with timber modillion eaves cornice.
Double-pile rectangular plan with central semicircular bow W, c.1930 canted extension in matching style to S, projecting porch to E, and lean-to to N. One principal storey with half-cellar and attic.
Entrance elevation to E with central bowed porch with stone castellations and C20 diamond-leaded glazing, half-glazed double doors. 6 over 6 timber sash windows to the main block either side. Attic casement in central flat-roofed dormer.
S elevation has c.1930 canted projection with timber sash windows. Windowless N elevation.
Principal elevation to W, a-b-a with timber sash windows in wide end bays flanking a central semicircular bow with three sash windows. C20 casement window to cellar below.
Two rendered chimneys to the main block with a third to the S extension.
Interior: E porch leads to central hall. Drawing room in the projecting W bow, two rooms to both N and S, and a further room in the c.1930 S extension. Narrow timber stair to attic, stone half-spiral stair to cellar, of two main rooms beneath the centre and N of the house, with exposed brick vaulting throughout and larder shelf on brick arches to N room.
All the principal rooms have 4 panel painted timber doors, panelled window shutters, plaster cornices. Fossiliferous marble fireplaces of early nineteenth century character in the central and S rooms, reeded timber fire surrounds in the N rooms, all with early nineteenth century inserts.
History: Built c.1820 (first marked on the 1824 OS 1” map) as a gamekeeper’s cottage on the Harrowby estate. The site, however, was clearly chosen for its commanding view over Grantham and was integrated into the Hall landscape by a planted avenue, “Lady’s Walk” running NE from the cottage around the edge of the escarpment and back to Harrowby Hall. The function of providing accommodation for an estate servant was thus combined with that of a summerhouse or hunting lodge, at a distance from the principal house. The quality of the detail and fittings of the principal rooms is unusually grand for an estate cottage.
The floor plan is similar to those published in contemporary pattern books, for example Plate VII in J B Papworth’s Rural Residences of 1818 (Though the plate shows a rustic, thatched, cottage ornee, the accompanying text discusses the various styles to which the design might be adapted for different locations, the Grecian being suggested for situations such as that of Beacon Cottage).
Ref: Pevsner N., Harris J., Antram N. The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire 1989 (p326, misnamed as Harrowby Lodge)"
Now doesn't he make it sound important! :lol: That glorious technical language, and all the references to Papworth and Pevsner. Thanks Gareth!
