Twyford Bury
TWYFORD BURY, TWYFORD BURY LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1214177
- Date first listed:
- 30-Apr-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Twyford Bury
- Statutory Address:
- TWYFORD BURY, TWYFORD BURY LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1214177
- Date first listed:
- 30-Apr-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Twyford Bury
- Statutory Address 1:
- TWYFORD BURY, TWYFORD BURY 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:
- TWYFORD BURY, TWYFORD BURY LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- East Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Thorley
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 49343 19513
Details
TL 41 NE THORLEY TWYFORD BURY LANE (east side) Twyford
4/68 Twyford Bury
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- II
House. 1895 by Eustace C Frere on family property (information from owner). L-shaped Arts and Crafts house. Red brick with pebbledashed upper parts. Steep red tile roof with bellcast at eaves, hipped to W and with gabled, two and a half storeys, cross-wing on E. Entrance porch and stair in angle under catslide extension of cross-wing. Large red brick chimney at junction of wings. Upper part of each cross wing gable corbelled out to face of external gable chimney (as at Thorley House of c.1902). 2-light and 4-light wooden casement windows on S. Interesting E front of crosswing flanked by gable chimneys each with small gabled offset just above roof. Corbelled kneelers to eaves. Moulded brick plinth offset but plinth face carried up as apron to 2 5-light mullioned and transomed wooden windows with small panes, projecting blue brick corbels at sill and 2 rows of tile over. Dentilled brick and below pebbledash upper part with 2 3-light low, small paned, windows under eaves. Recessed corner porch in angle, with low brick surround supporting stumpy wooden turned column on heavy timber capping. Heavy beams around corner carved with strapwork interlace on convex outer face, said to include name of architect. Half-glazed small paned front door. Staircase has tapered square newel posts.
Listing NGR: TL4934319513
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 398639
- 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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