Farmhouse at Rotten Row Farm (Along Track 1100 Metres North of Pelham Road) is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 1951. Farmhouse. 1 related planning application.
Farmhouse at Rotten Row Farm (Along Track 1100 Metres North of Pelham Road)
- WRENN ID
- scattered-mullion-sepia
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 October 1951
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Farmhouse at Rotten Row Farm (Along Track 1100 Metres North of Pelham Road), SG9 0JP
- OS grid reference
- TL 416 273
- Coordinates
- 51.92649, 0.05861
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a farmhouse located at Rotten Row Farm, dating from the late medieval period and altered in subsequent centuries. The building features a timber frame with roughcast exterior and a steeply pitched slate roof, while the rear wing is covered with old red tiles. It has a two-bay former open-hall plan and a two-storey crosswing at the west end, also consisting of two bays.
In the late 16th century, the hall was partly floored, and in the early 17th century, the wing was extended to the rear by two bays, featuring a large central chimney that serves both sections. Service rooms, likely located to the west of the hall, were demolished, and a large chimney was constructed at the west end of the hall. A northwest wing was added in the later 17th century.
In the early 18th century, a staircase was inserted opposite the now central front door, and the front wall was raised. The south front is two storeys high and three windows wide, with flush box sash windows featuring 8/8 panes, except for a 6/6 pane window above the door. The entrance has a glazed door with small panes and a fanlight, set under a gabled glazed porch. The L-shaped wing on the northeast has three-light casement windows. This farmhouse is likely the manor house of Hotofts manor, as referenced in historical documents.
Local climate
Farmhouse at Rotten Row Farm (Along Track 1100 Metres North of Pelham Road) sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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