Harley House 500 Metres Along Lane on East of Woodside

HARLEY HOUSE 500 METRES ALONG LANE ON EAST OF WOODSIDE, PIG LANE

Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places

Explore this list entry

Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1290267
Date first listed:
30-Apr-1985
List Entry Name:
Harley House 500 Metres Along Lane on East of Woodside
Statutory Address:
HARLEY HOUSE 500 METRES ALONG LANE ON EAST OF WOODSIDE, PIG LANE

Have you got a photo to share?

Join the Missing Pieces Project. We want you to share your photos and memories.

Location

Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places. 

There is a problem

Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .

This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.

What is the National Heritage List for England?

The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.

The list includes:

Icon Buildings
Icon Scheduled monuments
Icon Parks and gardens
Icon Battlefields
Icon Shipwrecks

Find out more about listing

Images of England Project

To view this image please use Firefox, Chrome, Safari, or Edge.
Archive image, may not represent current condition of site.
Date:
2007-03-28
Reference:
IOE01/16172/17
Rights:
© Mr Peter L. Herring. Source: Historic England Archive

Local Heritage Hub

Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.

Discover more

Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1290267
Date first listed:
30-Apr-1985
List Entry Name:
Harley House 500 Metres Along Lane on East of Woodside
Statutory Address 1:
HARLEY HOUSE 500 METRES ALONG LANE ON EAST OF WOODSIDE, PIG 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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
HARLEY HOUSE 500 METRES ALONG LANE ON EAST OF WOODSIDE, PIG LANE

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 42184 21988

Details

TL 42 SW LITTLE HADHAM PIG LANE (north side) Westland Green

1/5 Harley House 500 metres along lane - on E of Woodside

- II

House. C17 or earlier, altered c.1920. 2 storeys, timberframed, plastered facing S, with Arts and Crafts gable entrance created on E end facing the lane. Red tiled gabled roof with tall C17 central chimney one-third from E end, with 3 conjoined diagonal shafts. Small external gable chimney at W. 3-unit, former lobby entry plan with back-to back fireplaces at upper end of hall. Modern lean-to at service end (W). A 2 storeys addition along the N side c.1920 provides corridors and stairs and the timber frame and wall plate are exposed inside, showing that the walls have been heightened and the roof reconstructed. Weathered timberframing is exposed in the W lean-to. The parlour has an axial chamfered beam and squared joists, a C17, depressed, 4- centred arched brick fireplace (reused brick built in has 'IC 1840'), and C18 3-light casement window on S. Hall (middle room) has probable inserted floor on heavy chamfered cross beam with wide flat joists running axially. Heavy ogee-moulded shelf over fireplace. Square 2 storeys bay window on S c.1920. Fine C17, 4- centred chamfered brick fireplace in chamber over hall. S front of one and a half storeys has timber member at former eaves level. Early C18 2-light and 3-light mullioned wooden windows with iron casements. 2 storeys gabled square bay c.1920, with matching 4-light window, and false timbering and bargeboard to gable. Small windows under eaves. E gable-end plastered and upper floor projecting on brackets at old tie beam level. False timbering and roughcast. Plank door in brickwork at right. 3- light leaded casements.

Listing NGR: TL4218421988

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
395450
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.

Ordnance survey map of Harley House 500 Metres Along Lane on East of Woodside

Map

This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 29-Jun-2026 at 19:58:37.

Download a full scale map (PDF)
© Crown copyright [and database rights] 2026. OS AC0000815036. Use of this mapping is subject to Terms and Conditions.

End of official list entry

All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.

Previous Overview
Next Comments and Photos