Residential Building
Digswell House
A historic dwelling showcasing period architecture and domestic life.
This residential building is legally protected under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. As a Grade II listed building, it is nationally important and of special interest, warranting every effort to preserve it. It has been protected for 76 years.
Post-War Conservation
Listed during a period of increased awareness of heritage conservation following wartime destruction of historic buildings.
Building Type
Residential Building
Listed Since
29 December 1950
List Entry
1101082
Nearby Development Sites
Welwyn Garden City - Broadwater Road West SPD Site (North)
1,403 homespermissionedWelwyn Garden City - Broadwater Road West SPD Site (West)
171 homesnot-permissionedWelwyn Garden City - Xerox Campus Bessemer Road (New build - West Blocks X2 and X3)
125 homespermissionedWelwyn Garden City - Ratcliff Tail Lift Site Bessemer Road
110 homespermissionedWelwyn Garden City - Xerox Campus Bessemer Road (New build - East Blocks X1 and X4)
110 homespermissioned
Nearby Listed Buildings
What is a Listed Building?
Listed buildings are structures of special architectural or historic interest, protected under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.
- Grade I: Exceptional interest (2.5%)
- Grade II*: Particularly important (5.8%)
- Grade II: Special interest (91.7%)