Thatched Cottage
THATCHED COTTAGE, THE FORD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1210410
- Date first listed:
- 30-Apr-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Thatched Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- THATCHED COTTAGE, THE FORD
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1210410
- Date first listed:
- 30-Apr-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Thatched Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- THATCHED COTTAGE, THE FORD
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:
- THATCHED COTTAGE, THE FORD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- East Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Little Hadham
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 43611 21995
Details
TL 4322 & LITTLE HADHAM THE FORD TL 4321 (east side ) Hadham Ford
7/20 & 9/20 Thatched Cottage
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GV II
House. C16 and later. Picturesque, long, one and a half storeys, of 2 timberframed thatched parts joined by a later brick and tile central part, older parts were separate houses. These have flint sill walls, plastered fronts with panelled pargetting and weatherboarded aprons. Steep thatched roofs overhanging at the gables, and each with 2 gabled thatched dormers on the wall plate. Similar dormers to rear. Large front gable in white- painted brick and tiled central part. 6 windows and central door. Plank door and similar door to passage next to S corner. Renewed 3-light timber mullioned windows with leaded lattices. 2-light dormer windows, 4-light in central gable. Lean-to tiled canopy on shaped brackets to door. Central red brick chimney on right of door, and central chimney one-third from N end of N part. This part has the 3-unit plan of a former hall house, sooted roof in the central bay, side purlin roof with curved wind braces, heavy curved corner braces and tension bracing exposed in N wall, axial joists and framing for stair in S bay, inserted floor on axial beam and large central chimney with back-to-back fireplaces and oven to rear. The S part is of 2 large bays, formerly partitioned, and may have extended to S. Side purlin roof has wind bracing, long curved arch braces, an edge-halved scarf with bridled-butts in front wall plate, S end cross passage partitioned from the Ground floor, exposed stop chamfered joists and beams of the inserted floor, and a former N gable chimney. When the short brick-built link was built, a fireplace and chimney were built backing onto this stack.
Listing NGR: TL4361121995
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 394871
- 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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