Prospect Cottage the Hermitage
PROSPECT COTTAGE, 40A, LITTLE BUSHEY LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1103576
- Date first listed:
- 12-Aug-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Prospect Cottage the Hermitage
- Statutory Address:
- PROSPECT COTTAGE, 40A, LITTLE BUSHEY LANE
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- Date:
- 2000-09-01
- Reference:
- IOE01/02278/14
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1103576
- Date first listed:
- 12-Aug-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Prospect Cottage the Hermitage
- Statutory Address 1:
- PROSPECT COTTAGE, 40A, LITTLE BUSHEY LANE
- Statutory Address 2:
- THE HERMITAGE, 40, LITTLE BUSHEY 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:
- PROSPECT COTTAGE, 40A, LITTLE BUSHEY LANE
- Statutory Address:
- THE HERMITAGE, 40, LITTLE BUSHEY LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- Hertsmere (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 14790 94920
Details
TQ 19 SW BUSHEY LITTLE BUSHEY LANE (East side) Bushey
10/134 Nos. 40 (The Hermitage) - and 40A (Prospect Cottage)
- II
Pair of houses. Dated 1741 on brick at eaves to left, extended C19. Red brick with stone dressings. Tile and slate roofs. 7 bays, 3:3:1, left hand bays set back slightly. Entrance to centre of right hand group of 3: 6 panelled door, moulded architrave, bracketed hood. Flush frame glazing bar sashes, gauged brick flat arched heads, stone key blocks. First floor: blind window to centre right, no window to centre left. Stone coped parapet. Cross axial ridge stack between groups of 3 bays. Left end stack. Left end roughcast. Double span roof, tile to front, slate to rear. Entrance to No. 40 in glazed porch to C19 block added to rear left and projecting to left with bargeboarded left gable end. Interior not inspected.
Listing NGR: TQ1479094920
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 164183
- 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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