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Gatehouse to Hatfield House with Porter's Lodge and the 2 Adjoining Cottages on the South

A Grade II* Listed Building in Hatfield, Hertfordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7614 / 51°45'41"N

Longitude: -0.2112 / 0°12'40"W

OS Eastings: 523547

OS Northings: 208487

OS Grid: TL235084

Mapcode National: GBR J9M.FFX

Mapcode Global: VHGPL.9Z6K

Plus Code: 9C3XQQ6Q+HG

Entry Name: Gatehouse to Hatfield House with Porter's Lodge and the 2 Adjoining Cottages on the South

Listing Date: 30 March 1966

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1173164

English Heritage Legacy ID: 158361

ID on this website: 101173164

Location: Old Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL9

County: Hertfordshire

District: Welwyn Hatfield

Civil Parish: Hatfield

Built-Up Area: Hatfield

Traditional County: Hertfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hertfordshire

Church of England Parish: Bishops Hatfield Saint Etheldreda with Saint Luke

Church of England Diocese: St.Albans

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Description


Old Hatfield
TL 2308 HATFIELD FORE STREET
(east side)

15/98 Gatehouse to Hatfield
House with porter's
lodge and the 2 adjoining
30.3.66 cottages on the south

GV II*


Lodge to Hatfield House. Formerly part of the W entrance range
to Bishop Morton's Palace, c1480. C17 and C19 additions. Red
brick. Some C15 diaperwork. Plain tile roof. E elevation to
courtyard has 4-centre arched coach entrance near right end with
heavy moulded beam and chamfered spandrels. Over this a 4-light
wood-frame leaded window of Cl7. Either side are single 1st
floor C15 lights with moulded arched surrounds. Left hand side
of range has 2 projecting 1-window gable ends with ground and 1st
floor 3-light wood casements. S and N ends of whole range have
early Cl7 crow-stepped gables. Return to left part has good late
C18 flush panel door with moulded frame and heart-patterned
glazing-bar fan. 8-window elevation to Fore Street has C17 flush
wood cross bar window over arch. Mainly C19 restored Tudor
windows. 1 C15 1-light window on left end of 1st floor. 1st
floor room over arch has C16 tempera painting of a lion hunt now
covered over.


Listing NGR: TL2354708487

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