The Old Cottage and Pond Cottage
THE OLD COTTAGE AND POND COTTAGE, CHORLEYWOOD COMMON
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1296284
- Date first listed:
- 03-Oct-1985
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Cottage and Pond Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD COTTAGE AND POND COTTAGE, CHORLEYWOOD COMMON
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- Date:
- 2003-08-16
- Reference:
- IOE01/10665/21
- Rights:
- © Mr Richard Artes. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1296284
- Date first listed:
- 03-Oct-1985
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Cottage and Pond Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD COTTAGE AND POND COTTAGE, CHORLEYWOOD COMMON
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 OLD COTTAGE AND POND COTTAGE, CHORLEYWOOD COMMON
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- Three Rivers (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Chorleywood
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ0309396745
Details
TQ 09 NW CHORLEYWOOD CHORLEYWOOD COMMON
(Northwest side)
Chorleywood
5/91 The Old Cottage
and Pond Cottage
II
Two houses. C16 origins with C17 additions. Cased and extended in C18.
Altered and extended in C19 and C20. Timber frame to core. Red brick
casing and additions. Tiled roofs. Originally 2 bays, possibly an open
hall, now The Old Cottage. 1 bay rear wing added, further additions to
rear and extended to right now Pond Cottage. 2 storeys throughout. The
Old Cottage front has a C20 extruded stack to centre with 2 diagonal
shafts. To left ground and first floor horizontal sliding sashes with
cambered heads. C20 casements to right. Dentilled brick eaves. Tilehung
left end gable. First floor horizontal sliding sash and dentilled brick
eaves to rear. Extending behind is a timber framed C17 bay and 2 further
bays of C18 brick. Entrance where rear wing meets main range with a
hipped roof to porch on timber posts. C20 casements in C17 bay with
exposed frame, brick nogging, some renewed. 2 bays to rear have an
entrance and a first floor horizontal sliding sash. Half hipped roof at
rear end. Ridge stack. C19 and C20 additions to rear right. Pond Cottage
has a 2 bay C18 front: entrance to left in later gabled timber porch.
Ground and first floor right 2 light timber casements. First floor left
horizontal sliding sash, all with cambered heads. Dentilled brick eaves.
Right end stack. 1 storey C19 stock brick rear wing. Interior: The Old
Cottage has ogee stop chamfered binding beam and exposed framing. First
floor not inspected.
Listing NGR: TQ0309396745
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 158732
- 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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