Harpendenbury Farmhouse
HARPENDENBURY FARMHOUSE, KINSBOURNE GREEN LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1174608
- Date first listed:
- 27-Sept-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Harpendenbury Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- HARPENDENBURY FARMHOUSE, KINSBOURNE GREEN LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1174608
- Date first listed:
- 27-Sept-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Harpendenbury Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- HARPENDENBURY FARMHOUSE, KINSBOURNE GREEN 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:
- HARPENDENBURY FARMHOUSE, KINSBOURNE GREEN LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- St. Albans (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Harpenden Rural
- National Grid Reference:
- TL1119113663
Details
TL 11 SW HARPENDEN RURAL KINSBOURNE GREEN LANE
(south east side)
5/12 Harpendenbury Farmhouse
GV II*
Farmhouse. C15 or early C16 hall house, extended 2 bays on S in
late C17. Mid-C19 cross wing added on S end. Timber frame. Red
brick casing and some exposed framing. Plain tile roof. 2
storeys: Lower cross wing on N contains hall at right angles
to main house,its N elevation with exposed curved brace and C17
external oven stack. The main elevation has 4 mid-C19 glazing-
bar sash and casement windows in flush frames. Central flush
panel door with simple hood. Large central ridge chimney stack
above door is late C17: square base with ovolo cornice; 6
diagonal square shafts. Internally this stack divides the 2 C17
bays and has rear staircase attached. Ovolo moulded floor beams.
The hall is 2 bays. Fine exposed crown post: short square post
with a stepped base and capital. Cambered tie beam. Straight
braces to collar purlin and hidden collar brace. Sooted timbers
to both bays, the part above the tie beam filled in with a later
partition. Rear wall has Wealden framing. Half-bay continuation
on front side.
Listing NGR: TL1119113663
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 163636
- 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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