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Rat's Castle Cottage

A Grade II Listed Building in Datchworth, Hertfordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8388 / 51°50'19"N

Longitude: -0.1561 / 0°9'22"W

OS Eastings: 527131

OS Northings: 217180

OS Grid: TL271171

Mapcode National: GBR J8Q.PBD

Mapcode Global: VHGPF.71TQ

Plus Code: 9C3XRRQV+GG

Entry Name: Rat's Castle Cottage

Listing Date: 24 November 1966

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1089124

English Heritage Legacy ID: 356130

ID on this website: 101089124

Location: Bull's Green, East Hertfordshire, SG3

County: Hertfordshire

District: East Hertfordshire

Civil Parish: Datchworth

Built-Up Area: Welwyn Garden City

Traditional County: Hertfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hertfordshire

Church of England Parish: Datchworth

Church of England Diocese: St.Albans

Tagged with: Cottage Thatched cottage

Description


DATCHWORTH BURNHAM GREEN ROAD TL 21 NE (Northwest side) Bull's Green 3/25 No. 20 24.11.66 (Rat's Castle Cottage) - II

House, once 4 dwellings. C17 probably in 2 builds, altered and extended early C20. Timber frame with C20 pargetted rendering. Knapped flint and red brick plinth. Thatched roof. A long narrow range of 2 axially linked 3 bay buildings separated by a straight joint, through passage to left with inserted stack, right end stack to right. Later bay added to far right. Originally 1 storey and attic. 2 recessed plank doors to right bay of each 3 bay group. Six 3 light small pane flush frame casements, 1 of 2 lights. 4 dormers, 2 and 3 light small pane casements, 2 with pargetted panels below sills, thatched hoods. Early stacks to left and right, later to centre, all on ridge with C19 rebuilt caps. Left gable end flint and brick on ground floor with a 3 light casement, weatherboarded gable with 2 small lights. Right end whitewashed brick with a 3 light casement, hipped roof. To rear: 5 small single lights, 2 doors, an exposed post, some flint and brick. Interior: floor removed now open to clasped purlin roof, struts to collars, some straight windbraces, timber lintel to early fireplace.

Listing NGR: TL2713117180

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