17, OLD CROSS
17, OLD CROSS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1268829
- Date first listed:
- 12-Apr-1973
- List Entry Name:
- 17, OLD CROSS
- Statutory Address:
- 17, OLD CROSS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1268829
- Date first listed:
- 12-Apr-1973
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 09-Sept-1996
- List Entry Name:
- 17, OLD CROSS
- Statutory Address 1:
- 17, OLD CROSS
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:
- 17, OLD CROSS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- East Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hertford
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 32445 12706
Details
HERTFORD
TL3212NW OLD CROSS
817-1/16/143 (West side)
12/04/73 No.17
(Formerly Listed as:
OLD CROSS
No.17
The Old Ship Inn)
GV II
House, subsequently public house, now shop with flat above.
Early C17 with C19 alterations. C19 red brick to ground floor,
stucco to first floor. Old tiled roof. 2 cell plan, with
fireplaces on rear wall, tall brick chimneystacks at rear,
with stair between.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and attics. First floor has 2 almost
flush-set 3 light small-paned wood casement windows, recessed
in moulded surrounds. Ground floor has nearly full-width
shopfront with central doorway, with recessed 4-pane half
glazed door, and outer twin leaf 3 paned doors, and boarded
fanlight. Timber shop windows, above brick stallrisers, have
moulded mullions and transoms, with semicircular arched motif
in centre light, and continuous shallow pierced cast-iron
ventilation panels across top. Carved foliated consoles at
ends of continuous fascia with dentil frieze and moulded
cornice. Timber-framed internally. Roof above moulded wood
eaves cornice, with 2 three-light small-paned casement box
dormers with lead flat roofs.
Rear has projecting pebbledashed gabled outshoots and C19
single storey colourwashed brick extension, with C20 French
windows, and a Welsh slated lean-to roof.
INTERIOR: ground floor front, opened out as single room, has
C18 bolection moulded panelling, chamfered exposed beams and
fireplace at left on rear wall with charred timber bressumer.
Cellar under front room approached through vaulted corridor
below stair behind fireplace. First floor approached by C20
single flight stair which connects to C17 newel stair with
winders. First floor exposed beams with chamfer, stop and
tongue. 2 attics with ledged planked doors with T-hinges. Butt
purlin roof, with common rafters concealed.
Listing NGR: TL3244512706
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 461418
- 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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