Hopper's Hall
HOPPER'S HALL, WATTON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1089131
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jun-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Hopper's Hall
- Statutory Address:
- HOPPER'S HALL, WATTON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1089131
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jun-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Hopper's Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- HOPPER'S HALL, WATTON ROAD
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:
- HOPPER'S HALL, WATTON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- East Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Datchworth
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 26978 18231
Details
DATCHWORTH WATTON ROAD TL 21 NE (South side) Datchworth Green 3/41 Hopper's Hall 20.10.52 GV II
House. c.1640 with minor additions and alterations. Timber frame on brick base, rendered. Steeply pitched tiled roof. Large 3 cell lobby entry with porch and stair wings. 2 storeys and attics. Original 2 storey entrance porch to right of centre, raised 6 panelled door in architrave with small bracketed hood, first floor 2 light small pane moulded flush frame casement. Hipped roof on porch. All other windows to front are 6 light mullion and transom small pane moulded flush frame casements. Continuous eaves cornice. Large axial stack behind entrance bay is multiform stretcher bond with moulded capping. Similar smaller stack slightly extruded at left end, also original. Right gable end exposed plates and purlins. Rear elevation full height gabled stair wing to rear of entrance bay, a low 1 storey and attic later C17 gabled wing projects to rear of left or service bay, these are linked by a 1 storey C20 flat roofed addition. Scattered small pane flush frame casements and a 2 light gabled dormer to rear. Low gabled bakehouse addition extends from left end. Interior: exposed framing with close studding and tension braces, ogee stop chamfered axial bearers and fireplace lintel. Early C18 open well stair with turned balusters, moulded ramped handrail. (RCHM 1910: Pevsner 1977: RCHM Typescript).
Listing NGR: TL2697818231
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 356147
- 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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