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1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Hornbeam Court, (Howard Cottage, Seymour Cottage, Boleyn Cottage, Aragon Cottage, Cleeves Cottage)

A Grade II Listed Building in Wymondley, Hertfordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.941 / 51°56'27"N

Longitude: -0.237 / 0°14'13"W

OS Eastings: 521283

OS Northings: 228413

OS Grid: TL212284

Mapcode National: GBR J7G.6WV

Mapcode Global: VHGNS.VG1W

Plus Code: 9C3XWQR7+C5

Entry Name: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Hornbeam Court, (Howard Cottage, Seymour Cottage, Boleyn Cottage, Aragon Cottage, Cleeves Cottage)

Listing Date: 29 May 1969

Last Amended: 28 May 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1347443

English Heritage Legacy ID: 162755

ID on this website: 101347443

Location: Great Wymondley, North Hertfordshire, SG4

County: Hertfordshire

District: North Hertfordshire

Civil Parish: Wymondley

Traditional County: Hertfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hertfordshire

Church of England Parish: Great Wymondley

Church of England Diocese: St.Albans

Tagged with: Cottage

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Description


TL 2128
10/143
29.5.69

WYMONDLEY
ARCH ROAD
(West side)
Great Wymondley
Hornbeam Court,
Nos. 1 (Howard Cottage), 2 (Seymour Cottage), 3 (Boleyn Cottage), 4 (Aragon Cottage), 5 (Cleeves Cottage)
(formerly listed as Hornbeam Cottages Nos 1-6)

GV
II

Block of 5 small houses. 1818 for William Wilshere, Lord of the Manor,
built by Wellers of Hitchin for £200 (HRO). Renovated, re-thatched and
rear extensions built 1974 for Herts Buildings Preservation Trust.
Roughcast presumably on timber frame, stuccoed plinth, and steep
thatched half-hipped roof with fancy ridge. Slate roof to rear lean-to.
A row of 16-storeys cottages ornee on roadside facing E. 3 red brick
chimneys to ridge and one to N gable. E front has 7 eyebrow 2-lights
dormer windows at the eaves, 5 boarded doors in narrow frames with
foresteps, and 10 flush 2-lights small casement windows each with an
external boarded shutter folding down from the sill. 2 dormers at rear.
(Pevsner (1977)154: inf Mr. Farris).

Listing NGR: TL2128328413

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