Noons Cottages
NOONS COTTAGES, 1 AND 2, HIGH WYCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1290956
- Date first listed:
- 30-Apr-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Noons Cottages
- Statutory Address:
- NOONS COTTAGES, 1 AND 2, HIGH WYCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1290956
- Date first listed:
- 30-Apr-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Noons Cottages
- Statutory Address 1:
- NOONS COTTAGES, 1 AND 2, HIGH WYCH 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:
- NOONS COTTAGES, 1 AND 2, HIGH WYCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- East Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- High Wych
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 46299 15224
Details
TL 41 NE HIGH WYCH HIGH WYCH LANE (west side)
4/64 Noons Cottages Nos 1 and 2 (Formerly Noons) - - II House, now 2 houses. C15 origin as single storey house. Floor and chimney inserted, walls heightened and roof rebuilt in later C16. A 2 storey former farmhouse facing E, now 2 houses. Timber frame plastered and lined as ashlar - S half renewed. Large central chimney rising through front slope of roof near ridge. No 2 (on W) has a 3-light late C17 mullioned window with leaded glazing and central iron casement, and on upper floor a small 3- light wooden casement window. To right a plank door under an inclined drip board on shaped brackets. No 1 (on S) has modern 2-light wooden casements with leaded glazing, rear lean-to and S gable porch. Older slated, brick and weatherboarded lean-to to rear of No 2 including a large brickbuilt bread oven with separate chimney. Interior of No 1 has wallpost and cut off brace for earlier tie beam, wattle and daub exposed over kitchen door, large fireplace with chamfered and stopped oak lintel, winding stair beside it on W, inserted floor structure with axial beam and exposed joists all chamfered and stopped, exposed close- studding in rear wall, ovolo-moulded 3-light late C16 window in 1st floor bathroom, set above old wallplate and under C16 wallplate, chamfered ceiling beams on 1st floor lodged on tie beams, and 2-panel late C17 cupboard door with H hinges. Unusual carved stop to chamfers of Ground floor axial beam, in form of tapered knob.
Listing NGR: TL4629915224
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 394202
- 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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