Sherwoods,Beggars Roost, Norcott is a Grade II listed building in the Welwyn Hatfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1983. Cottage. 7 related planning applications.
Sherwoods,Beggars Roost, Norcott
- WRENN ID
- haunted-copper-briar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield MP: Andrew Lewin (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 December 1983
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Sherwoods,Beggars Roost, Norcott, Essendon, AL9 6AU
- OS grid reference
- TL 273 088
- Coordinates
- 51.76347, -0.15651
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Sherwoods, also known as Beggars Roost, is a cottage terrace dating from the 17th century. It is situated opposite the Salisbury Crest public house. The fronts of the cottages are originally brick, and now painted. It is likely the interior is timber-framed. The main range is two storeys high and features seven regularly-spaced windows of 17th and 18th century origin; the penultimate window on the left has been blocked. The windows are 2-light casements with small panes, incorporating original oak mullions. A floor band runs along the front. The roof is covered with plain tiles. A projecting two-window extension to the right of Sherwoods was built in the early 19th century. This extension features early 19th century sash windows and a ground-floor shop window surround of the same date, exhibiting a moulded frame and a bolection on the frieze.
Local climate
Sherwoods,Beggars Roost, Norcott 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 85% 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 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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 — 5 transactions since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 7 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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