Moffats Farmhouse is a Grade II* listed building in the Welwyn Hatfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1966. A C15 House.
Moffats Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- solemn-hearth-bramble
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 March 1966
- Type
- House
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Brookmans Park TL 20 SW NORTH MYMMS MOFFATS LANE (north side)
11/264 No 65 (Moffats Farmhouse) 30.3.66
- II*
House, formerly farmhouse. Earlier C15 open hall, floored over in C16/17. C15 or C16 right gabled cross wing. Earlier C17 left gabled cross wing and rear staircase tower. Renovated mid-1960s. Plastered walls. Flint and red brick plinth. Steep plain tile roof, the ridge having a broad C17 red brick chimney stack on left centre. 1-window centre bay has ground floor and boxed attic only. 2-storey right wing has 3-light restored casements. Left wing has upper floors jettied on thin joists and exposed studwork in narrow scantling. Small square 2-light attic window with ovolo mullion. 3-light 1st floor window with replacement mullions. Gabled porch in reused red brick. Rear stair turret is at right angles to the C17 wing, its gable end having a 3- light ovolo-mullioned window and its rear wall 2 2-light similar windows on ground and 1st floors. The upper right window retains 2 diamond mullions and the ground floor ones have small stained glass panels which may be C17. Stair intact. Interior of C17 wing has moulded 4-centre arch fireplace to ground floor and simpler one to 1st floor. The house is said to be associated with the nursery rhyme 'Little Miss Muffett'. (RCHM Typescript).
Listing NGR: TL2486004148
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