Shaw's Corner is a Grade II* listed building in the Welwyn Hatfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 January 1967. House. 4 related planning applications.
Shaw's Corner
- WRENN ID
- riven-spire-gorse
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield MP: Andrew Lewin (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 January 1967
- Type
- House
- Address
- Shaw's Corner, Bibbs Hall Lane, Ayot St Lawrence, Ayot St. Lawrence, AL6 9BX
- OS grid reference
- TL 193 166
- Coordinates
- 51.83578, -0.26855
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Shaw's Corner is a house built between 1901 and 1904 as the New Rectory, designed by Smee, Mence and Houchin. In 1906, it was rented to the playwright George Bernard Shaw, and from 1915, it became known as Shaw's Corner. Shaw purchased the house in 1920, and it served as his family home until his death in 1950.
The house is constructed of mauve brick with red brick dressings and features a gabled old tile roof. It has two storeys and attics, with two parapeted gables, the eastern one being larger, and four segmental-headed casement windows. The broad tapering chimney stacks add to its character. The interior retains its original decoration and furniture, including numerous pictures and objects related to Shaw and his work.
Local climate
Shaw's Corner 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 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
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