Description

TL 5416/5516 HATFIELD BROAD OAK BROAD STREET GREEN
(south side)

6/38 Ware Pond Cottages
(nos. 1 and 2)

GV II*

Pair of houses, former farmhouse. Early C15. Timber framed and plastered.
Roofs are of pegtile and gabled except on the east end where the roof is hipped
with a gablet. Of 2 storeys with a stack of 2 diagonal shafts on the centre of
the main ridge line. Originally a rectangular block with crosswing at the west
end which was extended forward in the C19. At the rear is a C17 staircase tower
with gabled roof and lean-to extensions. Part of the north and west faces
jettied and of exposed timber framing with long curved bracing. The C19 front
extension has a side lean-to with a slate roof. Windows are C20 casements and
C19 double hung sash windows without glazing bars. The early part has massive
timber framing with jowled posts arch braces to cambered tie beams and crown
post roofs over both main block and crosswing. Bridging joists imposts are
moulded and the large inglenook fireplace has an elaborately moulded mantel
beam. No. 2 has an early C19 corner cupboard. RCHM 25.

Listing NGR: TL5505516511

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17535074

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Recommended Books

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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)