The Old Manor House
THE OLD MANOR HOUSE, ROBIN'S NEST HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1040033
- Date first listed:
- 20-Oct-1952
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Manor House
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD MANOR HOUSE, ROBIN'S NEST HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1040033
- Date first listed:
- 20-Oct-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 11-Jun-1986
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Manor House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD MANOR HOUSE, ROBIN'S NEST HILL
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD MANOR HOUSE, ROBIN'S NEST HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- East Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Little Berkhamsted
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 29413 08018
Details
LITTLE BERKHAMSTED ROBIN'S NEST HILL TL 20 NE (Southeast side) Little Berkhamsted 7/96 No. 20 (The Old Manor) 20.10.52 (formerly listed as The Manor Farmhouse) - II
House. Mid to late C16, altered and extended late C17, C19 and C20. Timber frame, brick additions, all roughcast. Tiled roofs. 3 large bays originally hall, parlour and service. In late C17 porch and stack added to form lobby entry between parlour and hall, bay window put on hall and separate kitchen/brewhouse added to rear. Entrance in C17 open timber gabled porch to left of centre, square moulded balusters on returns, moulded tie beam. Parlour to left has 3 light flush frame casements with diamond leaded panes. To right is 2 storey shallow canted C17 bay window, brick base, ground floor ovolo moulded timber mullions and transom, 16 leaded lights, first floor similar 8 light mullioned window, tiled coping. A single light above porch. C17 gable above canted bay window. On ridge behind entrance is C19 rebuilding of C17 stack with clustered diagonal shafts. 2 bay broad gable ends: ground floor French windows to left, projecting rectangular bay windows to right, first floor 2 light diamond pane casements, all with C19 hood moulds. To rear right a C19 stack with 3 diagonally set shafts. Attached to rear right is a C19 or C20 1 storey flat roofed addition with an entrance on right end, gabled open porch, 2 light casement. This forms a link to C17 kitchen/brewhouse extending to rear right, rebuilt end stack, 2, 3 and 4 light casements to rear. To rear left is a C19 gabled block. To rear centre extends a C20 gabled block. Lean-to outshut to rear of lobby entrance bay. Interior: hall ceiling has floral plaster ornament, chamfered bearers. Exposed frame of large scantling, jowled posts, cambered tie beams, braces in walling, clasped purlin roof. Some C17 or C18 panelling. Parlour fireplace dated 1657. (RCHM 1910: G. Millington, Little Berkhamsted, 1981: RCHM Typescript)
Listing NGR: TL2941308018
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 356204
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Millington, G, Little Berkhamsted, (1981)
Other
Inventory of the Historical Monuments of Hertfordshire, (1910)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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