The Pond Cottage the Pond House

THE POND COTTAGE, 6, HIGH STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1174744
Date first listed:
24-Oct-1988
List Entry Name:
The Pond Cottage the Pond House
Statutory Address:
THE POND COTTAGE, 6, HIGH STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1174744
Date first listed:
24-Oct-1988
List Entry Name:
The Pond Cottage the Pond House
Statutory Address 1:
THE POND COTTAGE, 6, HIGH STREET
Statutory Address 2:
THE POND HOUSE, 4, HIGH STREET

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
THE POND COTTAGE, 6, HIGH STREET
Statutory Address:
THE POND HOUSE, 4, HIGH STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Hertfordshire
District:
North Hertfordshire (District Authority)
Parish:
Offley
National Grid Reference:
TL 14208 27083

Details

OFFLEY HIGH STREET TL 1427 (West side) Great Offley

12/91 No. 4 (The Pond House), and No. 6 (The Pond Cottage)

GV II

House and extension, now 2 houses. C17, brick fronted in early C18, early C19 S extension. Timber frame exposed only at rear, dark red brick chequered with black headers and lighter red dressings. Segmental arches with alternate blue and red bricks. Steep pitched roofs now of slate. Wood modillioned eaves cornice with moulded brick corbels at corners. A 2-storeys, 3 windows long front range facing E with 1 1/2-storeys rear wing and one window, 2-storeys S extension set back a little. E front has plat band 3 2-lights casement windows to 1st floor and entrance a little to the left of the middle window. On ground floor N window blocked and S window replaced by a flat arch and garage door. Large internal chimney a third from N end. 2-light windows to 1st floor of S extension, recessed sash window with 8/8 panes and flat gauged arch to left of door. 4-panels flush bead door. Main door 6 fielded panels and moulded flat hood.

Listing NGR: TL1420827083

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
163101
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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