Description

MUCH HADHAM
3/21
CHURCH LANE
(East Side)
Much Hadham Village
The Old Rectory

Shall be amended by revised description

Rectory, now a private house. Early C17, E fronted with C18 and early C19 alterations.
Painted brick and plaster on timber frame. Old tile roof. Two and a half storeys.
Symmetrical entrance front has 2, projecting, gable ends linked by an early C19 porch/
conservatory with pierced quatrefoil stone parapet. Two, 4-centre windows with Gothic
mullions flank a double door. Slightly projecting, 1st floor, centre bay has a C18,
8/8 sash window and narrow sashes to sides. End bays with Ground and 1st floor
projecting window bays, both with C18 1st floor sashes and cusped bargeboards. Garden
elevation of 2 slate roof blocks. Symmetrical on W with large Ground floor canted
window bays to outsides and 3 1st floor shallow sash oriels with moulded surrounds.
Central C18 horizontal sash dormer. Lower E range is C17 timber frame, with early C18
front. Very large 2 storey late C18 canted window on W with 5 sash windows, and E
4 segmental headed sashes. Interior has oak panelled hall. Remains of overmantel
in top E wall. Good early C17 fireplace in room above: fluted pilasters, oval cornice,
2 field overmantel with guilloche arcading. The house is attractively set behind oval
lawn and cedar. (RCHM Typescript).

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TL 41 NW MUCH HADHAM CHURCH LANE
(east side)
Much Hadham village

3/21 The Old Rectory

19.10.51

GV II

Rectory, now a house. Early C17, E fronted with C18 and early
C19 alterations. Painted brick and plaster on timber frame. Old
tile roof. Two and a half storeys. Symmetrical entrance front
has 2, projecting, gable ends linked by an early C19
porch/conservatory with pierced quatrefoil stone parapet. Two,
4-centre windows with Gothic mullions flank a double door.
Slightly projecting, 1st floor, centre bay has a C18, 8/8 sash
window and narrow sashes to sides. End bays with Ground and 1st
floor projecting window bays, both with C18 1st floor sashes and
cusped bargeboards. Garden elevation of 2 slate roof blocks.
Symmetrical on W with large Ground floor canted window bays to
outsides and 3 1st floor shallow sash oriels with moulded
surrounds. Central C18 horizontal sash dormer. Lower E range is
C17 timber frame, also with early C19 front. Very large 2 storey
canted window on W with 5 sash windows, and on E 2 segmental
headed sashes. Interior has oak panelled hall. Remains of
overmantel in top E wall. Good early C17 fireplace in room
above: fluted pilasters, oval cornice, 2 field overmantel with
guilloche arcading. The house is attractively set behind oval
lawn and cedar. (RCHM Typescript).

Listing NGR: TL4306119611

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26577951

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