The White House

THE WHITE HOUSE, 99, HIGH STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1089067
Date first listed:
24-Nov-1966
List Entry Name:
The White House
Statutory Address:
THE WHITE HOUSE, 99, HIGH STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1089067
Date first listed:
24-Nov-1966
List Entry Name:
The White House
Statutory Address 1:
THE WHITE HOUSE, 99, HIGH STREET

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
THE WHITE HOUSE, 99, HIGH STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Hertfordshire
District:
East Hertfordshire (District Authority)
Parish:
Watton-at-Stone
National Grid Reference:
TL 30190 19324

Details

WATTON-AT-STONE HIGH STREET TL 3019 (Northeast side) Watton-at-Stone 9/179 No. 99 24.11.66 (The White House) GV II

House. Early to mid C16, part rebuilt and extended in C17, refronted and further extended early to mid C18. Timber frame. Rendered and part weatherboarded. Stuccoed brick refronting. Hipped tiled roof. Early 2 bay former cross wing to right incorporated in a larger L shaped range. Broad 3 bay front. 2 storeys. Ground floor: entrances to left of centre and at right end, part glazed, panelled recessed doors with bracketed hoods. To centre is an early C19 flat headed canted bay window with glazing bar sashes, outer recessed glazing bar sashes. Plat band to first floor with central tripartite and outer plain glazing bar sashes, all recessed. Moulded eaves band. Slightly lower ridge on C17 wing to rear left. Left end C19 external stacks, ground floor weatherboarding, some C18 brick facing towards rear. Much lower ridge on C16 wing to rear right, a C19 external stack, ground floor weatherboarding, 2 light flush frame small pane casement. To rear C17 wing extends further with a ground floor tripartite sash and a first floor 2 light casement. To centre lean-to and flat roofed additions. From C16 bays a lean-to outshut and kitchen wing extend at an obtuse angle to main range, 1 storey, rendered and tiled. Interior: early bays have a Tudor arched hollow moulded door frame, large bull nosed joists to former rear jetty, jowled posts, cambered tie beam. Stop chamfered axial bearers in C17 range. (RCHM 1910).

Listing NGR: TL3019019324

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The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
356289
Legacy System:
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Sources

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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