Description

TL 8367-8467
3/14

FORNHAM ALL SAINTS
HENGRAVE ROAD
No .23 No.24 (Little Cleves Cottage)

GV
II

House, now divided into 2. C16 and later. One-and-a-half storeys; basic 3-
cell plan, with extensions. Timber-framed; encased in mid C19 red brick; mid
C20 concrete pantiles replacing former thatch. An internal chimney-stack
between the 2 halves of the building with 3 high red brick sawtooth shafts and
a recessed plastered panel in the base below them with 2 rounded arches.
Various 2-light late C19 small-paned casement windows; mid C20 replacements to
No.23. 2 gabled dormers. No.23 said to have all timbers concealed inside.
No.24 has exposed framing and ceilings; 2 rooms to each storey, the former
outer wall, with blocked windows and grooves for lathing for external plaster,
running between them. The stair in a timber-framed lean-to along the rear
wall. A main ceiling-beam near the front of the chimney-stack suggests that
the stack may be a later insertion.

Listing NGR: TL8352067354

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26574444

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Recommended Books

• 
  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)