Description

TL 4322 LITTLE HADHAM STORTFORD ROAD
(south side)
Little Hadham-on-Ash

7/16 The Angel
(Formerly listed as The
22.2.67 Angel Public House)

GV II

House, sometime an inn. Probably C17, possibly older (2 smoke-
blackened rafters in roof). C18 brick front inscribed '17 IN
24'. NE corner rebuilt 1971 after vehicle damage. 2 storeys and
cellar, timberframed and plastered large rectangular former inn,
with hipped steep old red tile roof, red brick front and fine
large wrought iron bracket for missing sign. Alongside road and
facing N. Symmetrical non-domestic plan with a very large
projecting chimney in middle of the rear wall serving a large
central room with wide brick fireplace and old settles, the front
part partitioned by a C19 glazed screen. Through-passage in W
side of room and axial dog-leg staircases in both rear corners of
inn. SE stair grander: SW continues up to former attics and
down to cellar. 2 parlours occupy NE and NW corners of Ground
floor. 1st floor has same 3-part division but central room
partitioned and rear passage runs past blocked fireplace, joining
staircases. External gable chimneys next to the front corners,
serve corner fireplaces on each floor. C18 or early C19, 2
storeys, brick kitchen wing, with monopitch roof and chimney and
oven base projecting on S wall, attached to SW rear corner.
Range of single storey and one and a half storeys brick and slate
outbuildings attached to SE rear corner. Symmetrical 5-window
brick front with floorband and plinth (rendered). Brick
pilasters clasp the corners and have moulded caps and bases.
Rubbed brick flat arches to recessed sash windows with 6/6 panes
generally. The side returns of the plinth are in English bond
and may be older than the Flemish bond brickwork with black
headers on the front. Righthand front door and 8/8 paned window
may be early C19 alterations. Good early C18 internal joinery,
including archway with architrave and keystone and also a pair of
2-panel raised and fielded moulded doors at foot of SE stair, and
in the NW parlour a chimneypiece with flat-moulded bed to shelf,
moulded dado rail, and arch-headed corner cupboard with keystone
and shaped shelves. NE parlour reconstructed after part
demolition but retains 4-panel, raised and fielded door, with H
hinges and brass case lock, and moulded dado rail.

Listing NGR: TL4397722698

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26578303

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Recommended Books

• 
  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
• 
  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)