Avenue Farm House
AVENUE FARM HOUSE, MAYDENCROFT LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1102505
- Date first listed:
- 27-May-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Avenue Farm House
- Statutory Address:
- AVENUE FARM HOUSE, MAYDENCROFT LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1102505
- Date first listed:
- 27-May-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Avenue Farm House
- Statutory Address 1:
- AVENUE FARM HOUSE, MAYDENCROFT 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:
- AVENUE FARM HOUSE, MAYDENCROFT LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- North Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- St. Ippolyts
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 18704 27029
Details
ST IPPOLLITTS MAYDENCROFT LANE TL 1827 (South side) Gosmore
8/62 Avenue Farm House 27.5.68 GV II*
Farmhouse. Late medieval N wing, E wing c.1700 (possibly an older wing remodelled) with new entrance in E front. Timber frame brick cased, E wing largely brick built in dark red brick with black headers and light red brick dressings and arches. Steep old red tile roofs, E wing half-hipped. Old 2-storeys N Wing, facing S, has large internal chimney at junction of wings with gabled stair projection to N of it. Larger stair tower added in angle with new or remodelled E-wing rather later. E wing of 2 storeys and attics has central passage and 2 rooms to each floor with rearwall chimneys projecting externally. Fine symmetrical E front 5 windows wide with central entrance. 3 flat topped dormer windows on steep roofslope. Widely projecting wooden modillioned eaves cornice. Flush box sash windows with gauged flat arches with 6/6 panes on 1st floor but 6/9 panes in taller ground floor windows. 3 moulded stone steps with splayed iron hand rails to 6-panels divided door, upper panels fielded, bottom panels flush beaded. Semi-circular fanlight with radial fan in pilastered Doric doorcase with dentilled entablature and triangular open pediment. Early C18 stair has awkward access to attic. Panelled N room with original fireplace on ground floor off stone floored entrance. Name refers to broad mature beech avenue extending to E of house on axis of its E front. (Pevsner (1977)148: RCHM Typescript).
Listing NGR: TL1870427029
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 162674
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Hertfordshire, (1977), 148
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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