1 and 3, Crabtree Lane is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1988. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.

1 and 3, Crabtree Lane

WRENN ID
patient-arch-sedge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin MP: Alistair Strathern (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 October 1988
Type
Cottage
Address
1 and 3, Crabtree Lane, Pirton, SG5 3QE
OS grid reference
TL 147 317
Coordinates
51.97251, -0.33131
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nos 1 and 3 Crabtree Lane are two cottages that have been converted into a house. They date from the late 17th century and were remodeled in the mid-19th century. The exterior is roughcast over a timber frame with mid-19th century brick, topped by a gabled slate roof. There is an external stack on the left end, finished in mid-20th century brick. The building has a three-unit plan, with a rear outshut added in the mid-19th century. It stands two storeys high and features a three-window range. The late 19th century entrance has a four-panelled door with two glazed panels to the right and a 20th century plank door to the left. The windows are 20th century two-light casements, and there is a mid-20th century outshut to the left.

Inside, the late 17th century timber frame is exposed, showing wall bracing and collar trusses, although the roof was heightened in the mid-19th century. There is a stop-chamfered beam to the left, a chamfered beam in the centre, and a bay to the right, which has mostly been rebuilt in the mid-19th century and features clunch walling at the front, possibly from a former fireplace. The building is included for its group value.

Local climate

1 and 3, Crabtree Lane sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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