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Latitude: 51.9724 / 51°58'20"N
Longitude: -0.3321 / 0°19'55"W
OS Eastings: 514670
OS Northings: 231746
OS Grid: TL146317
Mapcode National: GBR H5M.6VY
Mapcode Global: VHGNK.6P9B
Plus Code: 9C3XXMC9+W5
Entry Name: Crabtree House
Listing Date: 24 October 1988
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1347109
English Heritage Legacy ID: 163154
Location: Pirton, North Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, SG5
County: Hertfordshire
Civil Parish: Pirton
Built-Up Area: Pirton
Traditional County: Hertfordshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hertfordshire
Church of England Parish: Pirton
Church of England Diocese: St.Albans
PIRTON CRABTREE LANE
TL 1431 (North side)
7/144 No. 2
- (Crabtree House)
- II
House. Late C16, altered later. Timber frame on black stuccoed sill,
roughcast. Steep old red tile roofs. A 2-storeys, L-shaped house set
back from road facing E, with long, slightly lower, N crosswing. Stair
wing in rear angle, and large internal chimney at the junction of the
wings. Later internal S gable chimney. 2-bays hall range with chimney
probably built in former cross-passage. Crosswing has 2 rooms on each
floor with lobby between. Probably had lobby entrance by stack before
present 2 entrances formed. E front has a door with gabled tiled open
porch next LH corner and in middle of gable end of crosswing. 3 3-light
casement windows to 1st floor and small window in line with central
chimney with 4 conjoined tall diagonal shafts. 2 shafts to matching S
gable chimney. Interior has jowled posts, long straight tension braces
in walls and cross-walls. Clasped-purlin roofs. Plank doors with old
iron fittings. Segmental arched chamfered brick fireplace to chamber
over hall. (RCHM Typescript).
Listing NGR: TL1467031746
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