Water Hall Farm House
WATER HALL FARM HOUSE, LOWER HATFIELD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1089139
- Date first listed:
- 20-Oct-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Water Hall Farm House
- Statutory Address:
- WATER HALL FARM HOUSE, LOWER HATFIELD ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1089139
- Date first listed:
- 20-Oct-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Water Hall Farm House
- Statutory Address 1:
- WATER HALL FARM HOUSE, LOWER HATFIELD 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:
- WATER HALL FARM HOUSE, LOWER HATFIELD ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- East Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hertingfordbury
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 29768 09750
Details
HERTINGFORDBURY LOWER HATFIELD ROAD TL 20 NE (North side) 7/66 Water Hall Farm House 20.10.52 - II
House. Early C16, extended C18, altered C20. Timber frame extended in red brick, rendered. Tiled roofs. 3 bay lobby entry with parallel range added to rear. 2 storeys. Original entrance front is now to garden facing River Lea. Double doors to right of centre, flanking 3 light small pane flush frame casements. Broad left bay. Comb pargetting and painted render imitating large panel framing. First floor central single diamond leaded light, flanking 3 light small pane casements. Large C16 axial ridge stack, bead moulding below cornice to main stack, 6 clustered diagonal shafts. 2 light casements in gable ends. C18 range to rear is slightly lower. 3 bays to present entrance front, ground floor brick, first floor rendered entrance in later gabled porch to right of centre, 2 light small pane casements. Internal end stack to right, red brick gable end. Interior: early C16 stone fireplace, a Tudor arch flattened at springing, richly moulded square head and jambs, stopped to plain chamfered base, blank shields and vine trails in spandrels. Stop chamfered cross axial bearers. (Pevsner 1977).
Listing NGR: TL2976809750
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 356172
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Hertfordshire, (1977)
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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