Sewards
SEWARDS, BRICKENDON LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1101718
- Date first listed:
- 24-Nov-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Sewards
- Statutory Address:
- SEWARDS, BRICKENDON LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1101718
- Date first listed:
- 24-Nov-1966
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 20-Apr-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Sewards
- Statutory Address 1:
- SEWARDS, BRICKENDON LANE
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:
- SEWARDS, BRICKENDON LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- East Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Brickendon Liberty
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 32804 08783
Details
TL 30 NW BRICKENDON LIBERTY BRICKENDON LANE (East side)
3/39 Sewards 24.11.66 (formerly listed as Sewards Farmhouse and under Edwards - II Green)
House. 1699, renovated 1901 for Pearson family estate ('1699/ERP/1901' on rainwater head). Red brick with black headers in Flemish-bond, and old red tile roof of 2 parallel ridges. Lead roofed glazed square timber cupola on centre of roof. 2-storeys, attics and cellar, double-pile, end chimneys, central entrance plan house set in own grounds facing W with low extensions at rear and SE. Symmetrical W front has 5 windows to 1st floor, corresponding windows on ground floor but central entrance. Box eaves, plat-band, plastered plinth, heavy oak frames and metal casements to leaded 2-lights windows, with segmental arches on ground floor. 6-panels fielded oak door in gabled timber porch up 4 steps. Built up brick coping to gable parapets, 2 very large projecting S gable chimneys with many tiled offsets and decorative terracotta pots. Smaller external gable chimney at N. Attics lit by gable chimneys. Ogee cup and ball finial to central cupola providing top light to stair. Interior, has bolection moulded panelling, cornice and dado in ground floor front room with late C18 cast iron hob grate. Exposed beam and fire lintel in other front room. Cased beams on 1st floor and similar hob grate.
Listing NGR: TL3280408783
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 160646
- 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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