OAKFIELD COTTAGE AT BUTLERS FARM

OAKFIELD COTTAGE AT BUTLERS FARM, BUTLERS LANE

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1204644
Date first listed:: 01-Nov-1972
List Entry Name:: OAKFIELD COTTAGE AT BUTLERS FARM
Statutory Address:: OAKFIELD COTTAGE AT BUTLERS FARM, BUTLERS LANE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1204644
Date first listed:: 01-Nov-1972
Date of most recent amendment:: 31-Oct-1994
List Entry Name:: OAKFIELD COTTAGE AT BUTLERS FARM
Statutory Address 1:: OAKFIELD COTTAGE AT BUTLERS FARM, BUTLERS LANE

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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:: OAKFIELD COTTAGE AT BUTLERS FARM, BUTLERS LANE

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

County:: Essex
District:: Uttlesford (District Authority)
Parish:: Saffron Walden
National Grid Reference:: TL 56340 40209

Details

SAFFRON WALDEN

TL54SE BUTLERS LANE 669-1/6/44 Oakfield Cottage at Butlers Farm 01/11/72 (Formerly Listed as: ASHDON ROAD Oakfield Cottage at Butlers Farm)

II

House. C17. Timber-framed and plastered, shingled roof, red brick stack off centre to S. T-plan of old range with rear C20 long central right-angled addition in brick with shingled mansard roof. One and a half storeys. All windows are C20 and almost all are casements with glazing bars or imitations. Front W elevation: ground floor, central fully glazed door, N end, `stable' type 2 leaf-door with upper light. Between doors, one 2-light and 1 single light window, S of centre 1 double casement. Off centre, to N, gabled dormer window, 2-light casement. Projecting horns of dormer walls show it to be an old addition. S end elevation: W end, C17 gable, rafters, collar plates and purlins reduced, clasping recesses evident. Ground floor, fixed diamond lattice window, upper 2-light casement under collar. To E, large C20 range with fully glazed door, French window with side lights, one single, one 3-light window, garage at E end. Also 3 dormer windows with swept roofs, two 3-light 1 single light. Stack towards E end. N end elevation: to W gable end, original C17 wall plates evident. Ground floor, broad 2-light window and upper 2-light window within gable. To E, C20 wing has one fully glazed French window and fully glazed door at E end, also one 3-light and one 2-light window and two 2-light dormers as rest. E end elevation: blank, except for round attic window. W wall of old block has one 2-light window. INTERIOR: old block much altered but slender primary braced walling and slender ceiling joists.

Listing NGR: TL5634040209

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

Legacy System number:: 370423
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.