Gatehouse To Hatfield House With Porter'S Lodge And The 2 Adjoining Cottages On The South

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