Description

TL 4322 & LITTLE HADHAM THE FORD
TL 4321 (east side )
Hadham Ford

7/20 & 9/20 Thatched Cottage

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GV II

House. C16 and later. Picturesque, long, one and a half
storeys, of 2 timberframed thatched parts joined by a later brick
and tile central part, older parts were separate houses. These
have flint sill walls, plastered fronts with panelled pargetting
and weatherboarded aprons. Steep thatched roofs overhanging at
the gables, and each with 2 gabled thatched dormers on the wall
plate. Similar dormers to rear. Large front gable in white-
painted brick and tiled central part. 6 windows and central
door. Plank door and similar door to passage next to S corner.
Renewed 3-light timber mullioned windows with leaded lattices.
2-light dormer windows, 4-light in central gable. Lean-to tiled
canopy on shaped brackets to door. Central red brick chimney on
right of door, and central chimney one-third from N end of N
part. This part has the 3-unit plan of a former hall house,
sooted roof in the central bay, side purlin roof with curved wind
braces, heavy curved corner braces and tension bracing exposed in
N wall, axial joists and framing for stair in S bay, inserted
floor on axial beam and large central chimney with back-to-back
fireplaces and oven to rear. The S part is of 2 large bays,
formerly partitioned, and may have extended to S. Side purlin
roof has wind bracing, long curved arch braces, an edge-halved
scarf with bridled-butts in front wall plate, S end cross passage
partitioned from the Ground floor, exposed stop chamfered joists
and beams of the inserted floor, and a former N gable chimney.
When the short brick-built link was built, a fireplace and
chimney were built backing onto this stack.

Listing NGR: TL4361121995

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26505460

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Recommended Books

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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)