2018

SP0993 : The Farm Labourer's cottage in Short Heath

taken 6 years ago, near to Short Heath, Birmingham, England

The Farm Labourer's cottage in Short Heath
The Farm Labourer's cottage in Short Heath
A remarkable survivor of earlier days, albeit rather hard to 'see'. These roofs are those of a Grade II listed LinkExternal link late 18th century labourer's cottage on Jerry's Lane, formerly Turf Pits Lane. The listing detail, after the normal cold and factual description of the house, rather more prosaically states "[this] is a very rare survival of an unaltered small dwelling of the most primitive type, and represents a level of housing provision now almost completely lost in both urban and rural contexts"
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%)

Read more at Wikipedia LinkExternal link


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SP0993, 35 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Richard Law   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 9 August, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 21 September, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 0980 9301 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:32.0920N 1:51.4173W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 09816 93028
View Direction
South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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