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Filmer Cottage

A Grade II Listed Building in Great Amwell, Hertfordshire

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Latitude: 51.7944 / 51°47'39"N

Longitude: -0.0132 / 0°0'47"W

OS Eastings: 537114

OS Northings: 212506

OS Grid: TL371125

Mapcode National: GBR KBT.HGN

Mapcode Global: VHGPP.Q5D7

Plus Code: 9C3XQXVP+QP

Entry Name: Filmer Cottage

Listing Date: 30 September 1983

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1341821

English Heritage Legacy ID: 355874

ID on this website: 101341821

Location: Great Amwell, East Hertfordshire, SG12

County: Hertfordshire

District: East Hertfordshire

Civil Parish: Great Amwell

Built-Up Area: Great Amwell

Traditional County: Hertfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hertfordshire

Church of England Parish: Great Amwell with St Margaret's

Church of England Diocese: St.Albans

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Description


This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 09/06/2020

TL 3712
12/12

GREAT AMWELL
CAUTHERLY LANE
Filmer Cottage

(Formerly listed as Filmer Cottage opposite George II PH, ST JOHNS LANE (south side) Great Amwell village)

GV
II
House. 1711 'restored' 1887 by R.W Mylne. Timber frame exposed between colourwashed plaster panels, decorative red tile hanging to upper part. Steep old red tiled roof, half-hipped at south and carved round a two-storeys polygonal bay window at the south west corner. A one and a half storeys two windows house with central gabled porch and gabled dormers over three-light windows rising above the eaves with half-timbered gables. Very massive red brick north gable chimney with several diamond chimney shafts. Smaller central chimney. Four-panel moulded door central. In raised plaster on south gable 'SF 1711' and 'Restored 1887 RWM.'

Susan Filmer was joint heiress to Amwell Manor in succession to Thomas Filmer who died in 1701 (VCH (1912) 417).

A most picturesque historic house at the centre of the Conservation Area. Part of a group with the George IV Public House and The Homestead.

Listing NGR: TL3711412506

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