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Number 78 and Barkway Stores

A Grade II Listed Building in Barkway, Hertfordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0014 / 52°0'5"N

Longitude: 0.0151 / 0°0'54"E

OS Eastings: 538423

OS Northings: 235583

OS Grid: TL384355

Mapcode National: GBR K8B.JM6

Mapcode Global: VHHL0.6YTL

Plus Code: 9F422228+H2

Entry Name: Number 78 and Barkway Stores

Listing Date: 27 May 1968

Last Amended: 3 June 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1174424

English Heritage Legacy ID: 162500

ID on this website: 101174424

Location: Barkway, North Hertfordshire, SG8

County: Hertfordshire

District: North Hertfordshire

Civil Parish: Barkway

Built-Up Area: Barkway

Traditional County: Hertfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hertfordshire

Church of England Parish: Barkway

Church of England Diocese: St.Albans

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Description


BARKWAY HIGH STREET TL 3835 (West side) Barkway

9/46 No. 78 and Barkway Stores 27.5.68 (formerly listed as No. 78 [Post Office] and No. 80)

GV II

House and shop. c.1700, altered early C19, extended late C19. Timber frame, roughcast and rendered. Hipped tiled roof. 3 bays. 2 storeys and attic. Ground floor: central entrance with steps up to a 2 fielded panelled door, rectangular fanlight, doorcase with panelled jambs, richly carved brackets to hood with moulded soffit. To left an early C19 shop front, steps up to central 2/3 glazed door with patterned rectangular fanlight, flanking large 4 pane windows, simple moulded architrave with roundels at upper angles, projecting cornice. To right a 16 pane flush moulded frame sash. Similar sashes on first floor of 16, 12 and 16 panes. Coved eaves. Three 2 light gabled dormers. Gablets on ends, that to right buttressing a red brick stack with offsets, left end stack removed. Narrow full height hipped stair wing to rear centre with a cellar door and a small sash. Lean-to outshut to rear left. Late C19 lower 2 storey wing extends to rear right, large sashes, a horizontal sliding sash, shingled roof. Interior: reset mid to late C17 panelling in entrance hall to dogleg staircase with thin vase balusters, moulded handrail, closed string. Architraved doors, tension braces in walling, butt purlin roof.

Listing NGR: TL3842335583

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