Hartwell Farmhouse, Cranfield
Description: Hartwell Farmhouse
Grade: II
Date Listed: 23 January 1961
English Heritage Building ID: 38303
OS Grid Reference: SP9576041882
OS Grid Coordinates: 495760, 241882
Latitude/Longitude: 52.0670, -0.6044
Location: Court Road, Cranfield, Central Bedfordshire MK43 0DX
Locality: Cranfield
Local Authority: Central Bedfordshire
County: Bedfordshire
Country: England
Postcode: MK43 0DX
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Listing Text
CRANFIELD COURT ROAD
SP 9541
8/6 Hartwell Farmhouse
23.1.61
GV II
House. Earlier C18 recasing of a C17 structure. Red brick, some bricks
vitrified, with lighter red brick dressings. Steep pitched hipped clay tile
roof. Some substantial timber framing visible internally. Main block of 2
storeys and attics, single room deep, with lower 2-storeyed block to rear
forming L-plan. Symmetrical front elevation, with brick band at first floor
level. 5 windows to first floor, 4 to ground floor. Central and RH ones to
first floor are blind. Others are flush sashes with glazing bars, ground
floor ones under gauged brick flat arenes. Central doorway contains 6-fielded
panel door under a rectangular fanlight and is surmounted by a flat hood on
cut brackets. Britannia fire insurance plaque set into wall above doorway.
Attic has hipped dormer containing 2-light casement. Moulded timber eaves
cornice. Red brick chimney stack to rear wall. Interior: first floor hallway
has some reset C17 panelling with moulded frieze.
Listing NGR: SP9576041882
Source: English Heritage
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