Dassels Bury

DASSELS BURY, DASSELS

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1102292
Date first listed:
22-Feb-1967
List Entry Name:
Dassels Bury
Statutory Address:
DASSELS BURY, DASSELS

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1102292
Date first listed:
22-Feb-1967
List Entry Name:
Dassels Bury
Statutory Address 1:
DASSELS BURY, DASSELS

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.

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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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
DASSELS BURY, DASSELS

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Hertfordshire
District:
East Hertfordshire (District Authority)
Parish:
Braughing
National Grid Reference:
TL 39268 27239

Details

TL 32 NE BRAUGHING DASSELS (east side)

2/7 Dassels Bury

22.2.67

GV II

House. Late C17, possibly refronted (rainwaterhead to front parapet at NW inscribed '1715 S S M'), N wing c1800. Mixed construction of timber framing and red brick walling. W front and S end have elaborate red brick facades. The rest is roughcast timber framing. The S side of the rear service wing and rear wall of the house have been cased in C19 red brick. Steep old red tile hipped roofs with 2 plastered gables on the rear of the front range concealed by parapets. A 2-storeys and attics 3-windows house facing W with hall at N and parlour at S separated by a narrow bay with staircase and lobby to central front door. In a lower 2 storeys rear wing at the N is the kitchen with 2 service rooms beyond to E. 2 large rear-wall chimneys, one shared with the kitchen. Symmetrical brick W front with parapet, moulded plinth floor band and eaves band, rusticated quoins and central window in a raised panel which is echoed in the parapet over. Original cross mullioned windows probably replaced by sashes in early C18 (a box frame window with 6/6 panes survives over the door) but early C19 triple sash windows have replaced the outer windows. 8-panel door in moulded surround with entablature and cornice breaking forward over 3 raised panels in the frieze. Similar treatment of S wall with floor band breaking forward over ground floor raised central window panel with deep gauged flat arch to sash window with 6/6 panes. N wing set back on left has one sash window to each floor, with 6/6 panes. (RCHM Typescript).

Listing NGR: TL3926827239

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
161190
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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