Broughton's Cottage Keston Cottage on South Corner With Kings Lane
BROUGHTON'S COTTAGE, 1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1172968
- Date first listed:
- 02-Dec-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Broughton's Cottage Keston Cottage on South Corner With Kings Lane
- Statutory Address:
- BROUGHTON'S COTTAGE, 1
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1172968
- Date first listed:
- 02-Dec-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Broughton's Cottage Keston Cottage on South Corner With Kings Lane
- Statutory Address 1:
- BROUGHTON'S COTTAGE, 1
- Statutory Address 2:
- KESTON COTTAGE, 2,3
- Statutory Address 3:
- ON SOUTH CORNER WITH KINGS LANE, 4
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:
- BROUGHTON'S COTTAGE, 1
- Statutory Address:
- KESTON COTTAGE, 2,3
- Statutory Address:
- ON SOUTH CORNER WITH KINGS LANE, 4
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- Dacorum (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Chipperfield
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 04420 01662
Details
CHIPPERFIELD THE COMMON TL 0401 (East side) 12/68 - Nos.1(Broughton's Cottage), 2,3(Keston Cottage), and 4 (on S corner with Kings Lane)
GV II
Block of 4 houses. Mid C19. Uncoursed knapped flint with red brick dressings and steep slate roof. 2 handed pairs of picturesque 2-storeys houses facing W onto the common. Double-pile plan end chimneys houses with rear wings. Show front with 2 conjoined gabled porches with elaborate looped bargeboards, shouldered arches and frequent red brick vertical quoined bands. Each house has 2 1st floor windows, 2-light over porch and 3-light to side, and 3-light beside porch. Gauged chamfered brick flat arches and surrounds to recessed sash windows with glazing bars thickened to appear as casement windows. Included for group value.
Listing NGR: TL0442101654
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 157595
- 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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