Farm Cottage
FARM COTTAGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1347719
- Date first listed:
- 13-Dec-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Farm Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- FARM COTTAGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1347719
- Date first listed:
- 13-Dec-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Farm Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- FARM COTTAGE
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:
- FARM COTTAGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- East Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Anstey
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 40999 33162
Details
TL 43 SW & TL 4033 ANSTEY CHEAPSIDE (North side)
2/11 & 6/11 Farm Cottage -
GV II
House. C16 open hall house, inserted floor and chimney late C16, renovated and rear bakehouse C18. Timberframe on stuccoed sill roughcast with dark weatherboarding at front and E end. Steep old red tile roof. Corrugated sheet roof to weatherboarded bakehouse. A small, 2 storeys and loft, 2 windows wide house facing S with internal chimney backing onto cross-passage, and single-storey rear bakehouse at NW. The house represents the hall, cross-passage, and storeyed service end of a late medieval house, presumably extending further W. The inserted hall fireplace, backing onto the cross-passage has elaborate late C16 moulded lintol and a heavy chamfered cross-beam with hollow stops suggests the inserted floor at higher level than in E part which has an axial beam and squared joists at 2 levels, the upper for a loft with external E access. The front has 2 2-light flush casement windows with small panes on each floor, a boarded door with lean-to slated hood, and shaped ends to rafters. Exposed timbers inside with jowled posts and heavy cambered tie-beams with curved braces in open truss of hall, each member chamfered. Large brick oven in bakehouse. Stair against rear wall beside chimney. 2 moulded plank doors with decorative iron strap hinges. (Bailey (1980)20).
Listing NGR: TL4099933162
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 160234
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Bailey, (1980)
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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