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Old Church House

A Grade II Listed Building in Holwell, Hertfordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9866 / 51°59'11"N

Longitude: -0.3042 / 0°18'15"W

OS Eastings: 516548

OS Northings: 233372

OS Grid: TL165333

Mapcode National: GBR H5G.FWK

Mapcode Global: VHGNK.PB1F

Plus Code: 9C3XXMPW+J8

Entry Name: Old Church House

Listing Date: 15 April 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1103219

English Heritage Legacy ID: 163029

ID on this website: 101103219

Location: Holwell, North Hertfordshire, SG5

County: Hertfordshire

District: North Hertfordshire

Civil Parish: Holwell

Traditional County: Bedfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hertfordshire

Church of England Parish: Holwell

Church of England Diocese: St.Albans

Tagged with: Cottage

Description


This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 13 October 2025 to update the Name and Address and reformat the text to current standards

TL 1633
9/19

HOLWELL
GURNEYS LANE (West side)
Old Church House

(Formerly listed as Ardwick Cottage)

15.4.85

GV
II

House, now two houses. C17 or earlier, divided in late C18. Timber frame on stuccoed brick plinth, roughcast, painted brick rear extension projects to East. Steep old red tile roof carried down as catslide over rear extension. A two-storeys, two windows wide house, set back from lane, facing South into orchard. Large C18 internal chimney rising in middle just to front of ridge. South front has two three-lights flush lattice casements to first floor (cast iron lattice casement at Left Hand), two-lights to ground floor with segmental arched heads. Boarded door next each corner with moulded frame, and gabled tiled hood on large S-shaped wooden brackets. Dripboard on brackets over each window.

Listing NGR: TL1654833372

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