Nos 1 and 2 Hitchwood Cottages, and Outhouse Linked to North is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 February 1988. Cottage. 4 related planning applications.
Nos 1 and 2 Hitchwood Cottages, and Outhouse Linked to North
- WRENN ID
- salt-finial-nettle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hitchin MP: Alistair Strathern (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 February 1988
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Nos 1 and 2 Hitchwood Cottages, and Outhouse Linked to North, St Paul Walden Road, Preston
- OS grid reference
- TL 187 241
- Coordinates
- 51.90368, -0.27533
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos. 1 and 2 Hitchwood Cottages, together with an outhouse linked to the north, are two estate houses built as a semi-detached pair in 1913 by E.L. Lutyens for H.G. Fenwick. The buildings are constructed of narrow red brick with lighter red brick detailing around the windows and at the corners. They have a steep red tile roof, with tile hanging to the gable ends and the south side. The main block runs east-west and features a large central chimney with recessed panels and a waisted top. A central gable is located in the middle of the south side, and a central recess in the middle of the north side allows for a first-floor window for each cottage. The main entrance on the north side is sheltered by low eaves and features a moulded plank door within a heavy frame. The windows are flush wooden casements with small panes and heavy glazing bars. A single-storey, linked outhouse has a door and window facing south for each house. The outhouse is connected to the cottages by a central wall. Tiled corbels run continuously under the bellcast eaves. No. 1 is situated to the east. The cottages are associated with what was formerly Home Farm, now Ladygrove Stud.
Local climate
Nos 1 and 2 Hitchwood Cottages, and Outhouse Linked to North sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- 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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