Hay Farm House

HAY FARM HOUSE, POLICE ROW

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1176814
Date first listed:
27-May-1968
List Entry Name:
Hay Farm House
Statutory Address:
HAY FARM HOUSE, POLICE ROW

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1176814
Date first listed:
27-May-1968
List Entry Name:
Hay Farm House
Statutory Address 1:
HAY FARM HOUSE, POLICE ROW

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
HAY FARM HOUSE, POLICE ROW

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

County:
Hertfordshire
District:
North Hertfordshire (District Authority)
Parish:
Therfield
National Grid Reference:
TL 33663 37158

Details

TL 3337
9/120
27.5.68

THERFIELD
POLICE ROW
(Northeast side)
Therfield
Hay Farm House

II

House. C16, extended in C17, extended and altered in C19. Timber frame,
roughcast. Tiled roof. 4 bay hall range with 2 wings extending to rear,
originally perhaps a half H on plan, cross wing added to left, C19 bay
added to right. All 2 storeys. Entrance front all, in one plane has
C19 appearance. Recessed door to right of hall range with hooded
architrave, ground floor left 2 oriels with horizontal sliding sashes,
first floor two 3 light horizontal sliding sashes, moulded eaves to
parapet with steeply pitched roof behind. Gable fronted wing to left has
an entrance, 2 and 3 light casements, exposed purlins in gable, slightly
lower ridge. Early cross axial stacks between hall and wing to rear
right and at left end at junction with later wing, part rebuilt. Left
end lean-to outshut with red brick to road. C19 bay to right has a
ground floor oriel and a first floor 3 light horizontal sliding sash,
coved eaves to separate roof with a taller ridge. To rear: gable ended
wing to left projects from C19 bay with ridge as on main range, small
pane horizontal sliding sashes and a 3 light leaded pane casement, brick
lean-to added on left end. Catslide roof over continuous lean-to outshut
to rear of hall range. Extending to rear right of hall range is a large
2 bay wing with a gable to rear. Ground floor later brick with small
casements, moulded bressumer to jettied first floor with a small pane
horizontal sliding sash, 2 light casements in returns, brick lean-to on
left return. Later wing to rear right has exposed purlins in gable,
lean-to outshut addition. Interior: C17 panelled room and staircase.

Listing NGR: TL3366337158

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
162443
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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