Photographer: John C. Trotter
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1-4 Mulberry Cottages

Catalogue No. C0092
Dates of Construction: 1900
Location: Knebworth
Client: Earl of Lytton
Purpose of Building:Houses
Category:Housing Groups
Historic England Listing Number:1102734
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Number:

The 1900 terrace of four white‑washed brick houses by Lutyens for the 2nd Earl of Lytton forms an open court with simple casement windows, corner‑set gable lights, a central arched through‑passage with datestone above, and plain plank doors under flat hoods.

Description

Houses. 1900 by Sir Edwin Lutyens for the second Earl of Lytton. A block of four houses forming an open court. White washed brick. Machine tile roof with 6 red brick chimney stacks. 2 storeys. 3- and 4-light glazing bar casements, those on gable ends set in corners. Arched through passage in centre of block. Diamond date panel above. Plank doors with simple flat hoods (Historic England, list ref 1102734)

Bibliography

Historic England. Mulberry Cottages. [Online] Available from: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1102734, Bettley J, Pevsner N, Cherry B (2019) Hertfordshire. The Buildings of England. New Haven: Yale University Press.

Lawrence, R. R. (2009) The Book of the Edwardian & Interwar House [2013 ed]. London: Aurum Press.

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