Lower Farm House and Number 2 Lower Yard Cottages
LOWER FARM HOUSE AND NUMBER 2 LOWER YARD COTTAGES, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1102578
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Lower Farm House and Number 2 Lower Yard Cottages
- Statutory Address:
- LOWER FARM HOUSE AND NUMBER 2 LOWER YARD COTTAGES, HIGH STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1102578
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Lower Farm House and Number 2 Lower Yard Cottages
- Statutory Address 1:
- LOWER FARM HOUSE AND NUMBER 2 LOWER YARD COTTAGES, HIGH STREET
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:
- LOWER FARM HOUSE AND NUMBER 2 LOWER YARD COTTAGES, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- North Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Barley
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 39948 38626
Details
BARLEY HIGH STREET TL 3938 (East side) Barley
7/86 Lower Farm House and No. 2 Lower Yard Cottages
GV II
House, now 2 dwellings. c.1500, stack and floor inserted early C17, extended C18, altered C19 and C20. Timber frame on brick base. Rendered. Steeply pitched machine tiled roof. Originally a 3 bay end hall house, 1 bay added to rear. Now all 1 storey and attic. Storeyed bay with jettied gable end towards road, roughcast ground floor with curved brackets to first floor, 3 light flush frame casement with hoodboard in attic, exposed plates. Left return is entrance front. Ground floor: recessed plank doors with shaped brackets to hoods in centre and rear bays, to left a 3 light C19 canted oriel on brackets, to centre a 3 light small pane flush frame casement, to right a C20 2 light window. 2 and 3 light half dormers, some early leaded lights, raking heads. Ridge stack inserted between hall bays. Rear gable end has an originally external stack now in a lower 1 bay addition with a ground floor casement, weatherboarding, exposed plates and purlins to rear. Right return from end to road has scattered casements, a C20 lean-to outshut. Interior: brick and clunch stack, first floor fireplace with chamfered brick depressed 4 centred arched head above which is an early C17 wall painting of 3 vases with flowers linked by festoons. Jowled posts, cambered tie beams of large scantling. Formerly known as Playstow Farm House. (RCHM Typescript).
Listing NGR: TL3994838626
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 162542
- 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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