Church Cottages at Corner With Pennys Lane
CHURCH COTTAGES AT CORNER WITH PENNYS LANE, 7 AND 9, GILSTON LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1308234
- Date first listed:
- 19-Sept-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Church Cottages at Corner With Pennys Lane
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH COTTAGES AT CORNER WITH PENNYS LANE, 7 AND 9, GILSTON LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1308234
- Date first listed:
- 19-Sept-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Church Cottages at Corner With Pennys Lane
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH COTTAGES AT CORNER WITH PENNYS LANE, 7 AND 9, GILSTON 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:
- CHURCH COTTAGES AT CORNER WITH PENNYS LANE, 7 AND 9, GILSTON LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- East Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Gilston
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 44103 13467
Details
TL 41 SW GILSTON GILSTON LANE (east side)
2/39 Nos 7 and 9 Church Cottages - at corner with Pennys Lane
GV II
Block of 2 houses. '1852' on quatrefoil datestone on E gable. Tall red brick, Gothic, block of estate houses on prominent corner site, facing E. 2 storeys with steep pitched slate roof with heavy moulded bargeboards and moulded pendant. Large central chimney with 5 diagonal flues with moulded caps and bases. Designed as N range with S cross wing. 3 windows. Tall 2-light 1st floor mullioned windows with cast iron lattice casements, flat gauged arches and flush stone sills. 3-light similar windows to Ground floor of N range but single storey 3- sided stone bay window to cross wing with brick base, cast iron lattice lights and hipped metal roof. Rustic gabled, slated porches on tree trunks on S and N ends. Marks of blocked door in angle between wings. An elaborate block of estate houses typical of the Gilston Park Estate under John Hodgson. Part of group with parish church.
Listing NGR: TL4410313467
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 159911
- 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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