Gregory's Farmhouse
GREGORY'S FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1089041
- Date first listed:
- 08-Sept-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Gregory's Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- GREGORY'S FARMHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1089041
- Date first listed:
- 08-Sept-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Gregory's Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- GREGORY'S FARMHOUSE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- GREGORY'S FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- East Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Watton-at-Stone
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 30354 21373
Details
The following building shall be added to the list:-
WATTON-AT-STONE - TL 32 SW 2/10000 Gregory's Farmhouse - II
Farmhouse. Circa late medieval, remodelled in circa early C17; extended in C19 and late C20. Roughcast timber-frame. Plain tile roof with gabled ends. Rendered brick axial and gable end stacks. Plan: The front range is the result of a circa early C17 remodelling of an earlier house. It has a 3-room plan with an inserted axial stack with back-to-back fireplaces heating a parlour on left and kitchen on right and with smaller unheated bay on right end now divided axially. In C19 a 2-span wing was built behind the left end and in late C20 an extension was built in the angle at the rear. Exterior: 1 storey and attic. Asymmetrical 4-window range C20 casements except for first floor centre C19 2-light casement with glazing bars; 2 gabled dormers; large C20 gabled parlour right. At rear 2 gables on right, C20 porch on left, all C20 casements. INTERIOR: Exposed timber frame. Left room parlour has chamfered-cross-beam with cyma stops at one end and large brick fireplace with chamfered timber jambs and lintel. Centre room former kitchen has no main beam and brick fireplace with unchamfered timber lintel and brick oven. Rear wing has exposed timber framing of original front range and unchamfered ceiling beams. Parlour chamber has fireplace with chamfered timber lintel with hollow step stops. Raised wall plate exposed and jowled posts in front of and behind stack. Earlier lower tie-beam on hall/kitchen (right) side of stack chamfered on right side. Circa C17 clasped purlin roof over parlour to left of stack; roof over hall-kitchen and low end rebuilt.
Listing NGR: TL3035421373
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 356332
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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