Lordship Farmhouse
LORDSHIP FARMHOUSE, PIRTON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1103222
- Date first listed:
- 27-Jan-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Lordship Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- LORDSHIP FARMHOUSE, PIRTON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1103222
- Date first listed:
- 27-Jan-1968
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 27-May-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Lordship Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- LORDSHIP FARMHOUSE, PIRTON ROAD
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:
- LORDSHIP FARMHOUSE, PIRTON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- North Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Holwell
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 16390 32914
Details
HOLWELL PIRTON ROAD TL 13 SE (West side)
2/23 Lordship Farmhouse 27.5.68
GV II
Farmhouse. C17 or earlier. Timber frame on tarred brick plinth, roughcast, painted brick casing to parts of ground floor, steep old red tile roofs. A 2-storeys asymmetrical H-plan house, set back from road, facing S into yard, with 2-storeys and attics W parlour crosswing, long E service crosswing with lean-to and single-storey gabled extensions on E. Gabled porch in angle with E wing. Large internal chimney probably built as an insertion in a former cross-passage at E end of hall range, 2 diagonally set square shafts. Similar shafts to projecting chimney on W wall of W crosswing. Rectangular projecting chimney on E side of E crosswing enclosed in gabled extension. S front has a flush 3-light casement window on each floor of hall range and each crosswing. Dripboards across W wing gable at 1st floor and eaves level. Rear (N) elevation has 2-light casement windows, small window to stair in NE corner of parlour crosswing, and fine Jacobean 2-storeys canted bay window to recessed hall range, with its own gabled roof, ovolo transomed mullioned leaded lights, and iron opening lights. Rear door to N end of cross-passage. Hall floor carried on axial beam.
Listing NGR: TL1639032914
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 163033
- 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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