Old Farm Buildings at Bancroft Farm Enclosing Three Sides of A Yard
OLD FARM BUILDINGS AT BANCROFT FARM ENCLOSING THREE SIDES OF A YARD, BACK LANE (B1037)
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1295626
- Date first listed:
- 06-Jul-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Old Farm Buildings at Bancroft Farm Enclosing Three Sides of A Yard
- Statutory Address:
- OLD FARM BUILDINGS AT BANCROFT FARM ENCLOSING THREE SIDES OF A YARD, BACK LANE (B1037)
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1295626
- Date first listed:
- 06-Jul-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Old Farm Buildings at Bancroft Farm Enclosing Three Sides of A Yard
- Statutory Address 1:
- OLD FARM BUILDINGS AT BANCROFT FARM ENCLOSING THREE SIDES OF A YARD, BACK LANE (B1037)
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:
- OLD FARM BUILDINGS AT BANCROFT FARM ENCLOSING THREE SIDES OF A YARD, BACK LANE (B1037)
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- East Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Cottered
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 30966 28590
Details
TL 32 NW COTTERED BACK LANE (B1037) (north side) HARE STREET
3/5 Old Farm Buildings at Bancroft Farm enclosing 3 sides of a yard.
GV II Farm buildings enclosing 3 sides of a yard. N range a late C16 barn with C18 rear aisle: W range a late C16 barn with C17 and C18 extensions in line to S as stables: S range a late C18 shelter-shed open to yard with a hay loft over. Oak timber frames on red brick sills (higher in barns), tarred and weatherboarded with steep old red tile roofs patched with machine made tiles. A courtyard group, abutting the road to S, of traditional farm buildings of the former Broom Farm (farm house now Broom Manor a little to E, q.v.) now amalgamated with Bancroft Farm across the road in Ardeley parish. 3-bay barn in N range has stepped-jowled posts and inclined curved queen-posts in clasped-purlin roof without collars, mortices for wind-braces at E end, numbered joints, and double doors in middle bay facing S into yard. Long curved braces inserted when studs of back wall removed to form C18 rear aisle under a catslide roof. W gable opening for tractors. 3-bay'barn in W range has swept-jowled posts and inclined queen-posts in clasped-purlin roof without collars. Central double doors on E with eaves raised at head. C17 2-bay stable on S of same height as barn, has mangers and hay rack along rear wall, a stable-door to yard, and a door to C18 2- bay stable at SW corner. 4-bay shelter-shed in S range backs onto road and has a high gable door at E into hayloft over carried on axial beams. Boarding and some joists removed from loft floor. A picturesque roadside group with Broom Manor.
Listing NGR: TL3096628590
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 159823
- 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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