The Nag's Head Public House
THE NAG'S HEAD PUBLIC HOUSE, THE FORD
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1290463
- Date first listed:
- 30-Apr-1985
- List Entry Name:
- The Nag's Head Public House
- Statutory Address:
- THE NAG'S HEAD PUBLIC HOUSE, THE FORD
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.
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:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2005-12-13
- Reference:
- IOE01/14467/08
- Rights:
- © Mr A. Gude. 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 moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1290463
- Date first listed:
- 30-Apr-1985
- List Entry Name:
- The Nag's Head Public House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE NAG'S HEAD PUBLIC HOUSE, 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:
- THE NAG'S HEAD PUBLIC HOUSE, 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 43589 21833
Details
TL 4321 LITTLE HADHAM THE FORD (west side) Hadham Ford
9/3 The Nag's Head P.H.
-
GV II
House, now a P.H. C16-C17 incorporating C15 cross wing, C18 rear additions and inserted floor, C19 front addition to cross wing. T-plan hall-house facing E with cross wing at N. 2 storeys and 3 windows. Timber framed with plaster pargetting. Steep old red tiled roof, half-hipped at S and extended at rear over lean-to addition and staircase. Cross wing half-hipped with gablet at W but now gabled to front. Panelled pargetting to upper floor with central oval and painted date '1595'. N side has fan pargetting. Single storey C18 brick and tile gabled rear addition at SW with floor below Ground level used as a cellar. Ground floor now faced in painted brickwork with dark plinth. Single storey C19 painted brick addition with steep tiled roof and gable to road, built against front of cross wing. Large central chimney one third from S end probably C17. C18 lateral fireplace to room to right of central door. Central beam in cross wing has mortices of former partition on Ground floor. The front has 3-light C19 casement windows, with segmental heads to Ground floor. Modern door and small enclosed porch. 2-light casements to front addition with 3-light oriel also on E. Roof of cross wing has collar-and-rafter roof without longitudinal members. Clasped purlin roof to main range. Chamfer marks doorhead into cross wing from room on right of entrance. S room at lower level, and party wall at S in English bond exposed. Internal partitions have largely been removed on Ground floor.
Listing NGR: TL4358921833
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 395069
- 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.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 21-Jun-2026 at 17:28:36.
Download a full scale map (PDF)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.