Oven Cottage Wisteria Cottage
OVEN COTTAGE, 23, CAMBRIDGE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1281338
- Date first listed:
- 30-Sept-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Oven Cottage Wisteria Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- OVEN COTTAGE, 23, CAMBRIDGE ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1281338
- Date first listed:
- 30-Sept-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Oven Cottage Wisteria Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- OVEN COTTAGE, 23, CAMBRIDGE ROAD
- Statutory Address 2:
- WISTERIA COTTAGE, 24, CAMBRIDGE ROAD
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:
- OVEN COTTAGE, 23, CAMBRIDGE ROAD
- Statutory Address:
- WISTERIA COTTAGE, 24, CAMBRIDGE ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- East Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Thundridge
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 35783 17189
Details
TL 3517 THUNDRIDGE CAMBRIDGE ROAD (west side) 9/11 Nos 23 (Oven Cottage) and 24 (Wisteria Cottage)
GV II
2 houses in one building. Late C18 built as a pair of labourers cottages (RCHM Typescript). Timber frame, plastered with black painted plinth. Steep old red tile roof extending down at rear over an original 2-storeys, 3-windows house facing E. Central chimney with lobby entry to No 23. Entrance to No 24 now at N end. Originally possibly twin central doors opened into the space by the chimney (RCHM Typescript). 2-liqht casement windows with small panes. Narrower window over central door. Unusual late timber framing in which principal timbers are still framed with wood pegs in mortice-and-tennon joints but intermediate wall studs are nailed to the frame. Originally no infill between studs but plastered laths on each face (RCHM Typescript).
Listing NGR: TL3578317189
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 356000
- 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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