Residential Building
THE BACKHOUSE ROOM
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 46 years.
Heritage Expansion
Listed during an era when the criteria for protection expanded to include more vernacular and industrial heritage.
Building Type
Residential Building
Listed Since
4 November 1980
List Entry
1172779
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 - Former QEII Hospital Howlands
124 homespermissionedWelwyn Garden City - Ratcliff Tail Lift Site Bessemer Road
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%)