Blacksmith Cottage, and Lavender Cottage
BLACKSMITH COTTAGE, AND LAVENDER COTTAGE, RIVER HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1100389
- Date first listed:
- 19-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Blacksmith Cottage, and Lavender Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- BLACKSMITH COTTAGE, AND LAVENDER COTTAGE, RIVER HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1100389
- Date first listed:
- 19-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Blacksmith Cottage, and Lavender Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- BLACKSMITH COTTAGE, AND LAVENDER COTTAGE, RIVER HILL
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:
- BLACKSMITH COTTAGE, AND LAVENDER COTTAGE, RIVER HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- Dacorum (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Flamstead
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 07914 14698
Details
FLAMSTEAD RIVER HILL TL 0714 (West side) 9/50 Blacksmith Cottage, and - Lavender Cottage GV II
House, now 2 houses. C17 or earlier, C18 NW block, divided and lean-to rear (S) extension C20. Timber frame exposed on 1st floor at N, S sides, and W end. Painted red brick ground floor and infill to frame at rear and in E bay at front. E gable roughcast. Red brick NW block. Steep old red tile roofs, main roof half-hipped at E, 2 parallel roof N-S on NW block. 3-cells, internal chimney plan. A 2-storeys and attic main range facing N with lower 2-storeys block at NW corner facing N. Small gabled brick and tile N porch to each house at ends of N front. Blacksmith Cottage in E part, and Lavender Cottage in W bay of main range and in NW block. N front has irregular fenestration with 3 leaded casement windows to 1st floor and 2 to ground floor and a large segmental bow window. 2-light casements to brick NW block with twin gables. E end has a canted oriel window and a 2-lights casement for 1st floor. Timber framing exposed at W end has truss of clasped-purlin roof. Bow window on ground floor.
Listing NGR: TL0791414698
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 157830
- 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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