Brick Wall Cottage, and Number 2/3
BRICK WALL COTTAGE, AND NUMBER 2/3, FRITHSDEN GARDENS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1174301
- Date first listed:
- 30-Nov-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Brick Wall Cottage, and Number 2/3
- Statutory Address:
- BRICK WALL COTTAGE, AND NUMBER 2/3, FRITHSDEN GARDENS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1174301
- Date first listed:
- 30-Nov-1966
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 19-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Brick Wall Cottage, and Number 2/3
- Statutory Address 1:
- BRICK WALL COTTAGE, AND NUMBER 2/3, FRITHSDEN GARDENS
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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:
- BRICK WALL COTTAGE, AND NUMBER 2/3, FRITHSDEN GARDENS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- Dacorum (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Nettleden with Potten End
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 00624 10282
Details
TL 01 SW NETTLEDEN WITH FRITHSDEN GARDENS POTTEN END (East side)
3/201 Brick Wall Cottage, 30.11.66 and No. 2/3 (formerly listed as 1, Frithsden Gardens, No. 2 Frithsden Gardens, No. 3 GV Frithsden Gardens)
II
House, now 3 houses. C16 former open-hall house, inserted floor and chimney in hall dated by '1632' inscribed on gabled dormer window. W crosswing c.1660, late C17 N wing, late C18 rear wall chimney to centre probably when split into 3 houses. Late C20 W extension to W end. Timber frame infilled with red brick (painted at No. 1) with steep old red tile roofs. A 1½ storeys W range facing S (Nos. 2 and 3) comprises a former 2-bays hall with open hearth, storeyed bay to W, stair in NW corner and cross passage at E end. A large C17 chimney backs onto the cross-passage and has 3 tall diagonal shafts above the roof. It has a large and a smaller gabled dormer at the eaves with leaded casements. Irregular casements to ground floor. C17 W crosswing (No. 1) provided a new heated parlour and chamber and attics over. One window to each floor in S gable and to attic. Small-pane Yorkshire sliding casements. C20 gabled porch, leaded windows and large gabled dormer on W side. Wide ground floor fireplace in No. 1 has 3-centred moulded head and joints. This room has ovolo moulded beam with hollow and nicked stops. Cavetto and ovolo moulded bracket at E end. 4-centred moulded fireplace to chamber over and ovolo moulded beam. Clasped-purlin roof with cranked windbraces. Hall range has long curved windbraces to clasped-purlin roof and edge- halved scarf with bridled butts in rear wallplate. (RCHM Typescript).
Listing NGR: TL0062410282
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 157982
- 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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