White Hart Cottage

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TL 7811-7911 12/66

HATFIELD PEVEREL MALDON ROAD (south-west side) White Hart Cottage

II

House. C15, altered in C16, C17, C19 and C20. Timber framed, plastered, roofed with handmade red clay tiles. Three-bay hall range facing north east and two-bay crosswing to left, with early C17 axial stack at the junction. Late C17 extension to right. C19 and C20 extensions to rear. Lean-to at right. Main range of one storey with attics, crosswing of two storeys. Ground floor, three C19 horizontal sashes of eighteen, eighteen and twelve lights respectively, and three C20 casements. First floor, one horizontal sash of eighteen lights and three C20 casements in gabled dormers. C20 porch on left return. The crosswing has four diamond mortices for an unglazed window at tile front of the ground floor, plain joists of horizontal section jointed to the binding beam with central tenons, the right wallplate and roof replaced in softwood.

The hall has an early C17 inserted floor with joists of square section chamfered with lamb's tongue stops supported on pegged clamps. The room to the right, probably the original parlour, has a chamfered axial beam with lamb's tongue stops, the joists plastered to the soffits; the right extension has a similar beam with thin vertical joists. Two large wood-burning hearths, one with mantel beam chamfered with lamb's tongue stops. Walls of hall range raised approx. 0.50 metre, roof rebuilt. Early C19 stair with turned posts and stick balusters.

RCHM 8.

Listing NGR: TL7943311835