2016

SK8816 : Buildings on the green, Market Overton

taken 8 years ago, near to Market Overton, Rutland, England

Buildings on the green, Market Overton
Buildings on the green, Market Overton
To the left of the carriage opening, a group of 3 cottages from the 18th century. Coursed limestone rubble with Collyweston stone slate roof, Listed Grade II.
The remainder of the range was formerly the Three Horseshoes public house, now converted to residential use. Coursed limestone rubble with modern slate roof. Listed Grade II.
Listed Buildings and Structures

Listed buildings and structures are officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. There are over half a million listed structures in the United Kingdom, covered by around 375,000 listings.
Listed status is more commonly associated with buildings or groups of buildings, however it can cover many other structures, including bridges, headstones, steps, ponds, monuments, walls, phone boxes, wrecks, parks, and heritage sites, and in more recent times a road crossing (Abbey Road) and graffiti art (Banksy 'Spy-booth') have been included.

In England and Wales there are three main listing designations;
Grade I (2.5%) - exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* (5.5%) - particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II (92%) - nationally important and of special interest.

There are also locally listed structures (at the discretion of local authorities) using A, B and C designations.

In Scotland three classifications are also used but the criteria are different. There are around 47,500 Listed buildings.
Category A (8%)- generally equivalent to Grade I and II* in England and Wales
Category B (51%)- this appears generally to cover the ground of Grade II, recognising national importance.
Category C (41%)- buildings of local importance, probably with some overlap with English Grade II.

In Northern Ireland the criteria are similar to Scotland, but the classifications are:
Grade A (2.3%)
Grade B+ (4.7%)
Grade B (93%)

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Village, Rural settlement Housing, Dwellings Housing: Cottages Converted Public House Former: Public House Period: 18th Century Building Material: Stone and Stone Slates other tags: Grade II Listed Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Coursed Limestone Rubble [13] · Collyweston Slate Roof [12] · Listed Cottages [11] ·
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SK8816, 178 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 15 January, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 18 January, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 8879 1636 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:44.2555N 0:41.1817W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 8876 1635
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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