Remains of Original House (New Place) At Gilston Park 125 Metres East of House
REMAINS OF ORIGINAL HOUSE (NEW PLACE) AT GILSTON PARK 125 METRES EAST OF HOUSE, GILSTON LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1101279
- Date first listed:
- 24-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Remains of Original House (New Place) At Gilston Park 125 Metres East of House
- Statutory Address:
- REMAINS OF ORIGINAL HOUSE (NEW PLACE) AT GILSTON PARK 125 METRES EAST OF HOUSE, GILSTON LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1101279
- Date first listed:
- 24-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Remains of Original House (New Place) At Gilston Park 125 Metres East of House
- Statutory Address 1:
- REMAINS OF ORIGINAL HOUSE (NEW PLACE) AT GILSTON PARK 125 METRES EAST OF HOUSE, GILSTON LANE
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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:
- REMAINS OF ORIGINAL HOUSE (NEW PLACE) AT GILSTON PARK 125 METRES EAST OF HOUSE, GILSTON LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- East Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Gilston
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 44240 12912
Details
TL 4412 GILSTON GILSTON LANE (west side)
9/2 Remains of original house (New Place) at 24.1.67 Gilston Park 125 metres E of house
- II
Garden building. Early C19 porch (appears first in Buckler drawing of 1830: RCHM Typescript) from New Place, surviving in the park as a garden feature. The'old house was rebuilt c1852 as Gilston Park, on a new site to W, by P C Hardwick for John Hodgson. Reddish stucco, lined and textured as stonework, on a sandy-red brick core, and incorporating armorial decorations and marble bust of Elizabeth I. Fragments of a decorated plaster ceiling inside. A small shallow rectangular porch approach up 3 rough stone steps and facing S. Octagonal buttresses to front corners carried up to finials above parapet. Wide central openings front and back with depressed 4-centred arched heads. Rear opening now blocked. A small square-headed window on each flank wall. Chamfered rear corners. Moulded plinth, string course and parapet coping. Large coat of arms and motto scroll in relief, set high up on rear wall. At front, moulded string course at impost level carried up as dripmould over the arch. The parapet breaks up over a central round-headed niche containing a white stone bust of Elizabeth I with ruff on a later base. In a triangle of greyer stucco below is inscribed the date '1583' and in the spandrels are boldly moulded roundels of the old and new Royal Arms with the Garter, with motto. Inscribed in the stucco in 2 lines across the front above these is "FEAR. GOD. OBAYE. THE. RIAL. QUEEN/Spaines Rod; Romes Rvine; Netherlandes Reliefe; Earthes joy, England's gemme, World's Wonder, Natvres Chieffe". Interior has diagonal chequered black and white marble paving and the remains of an ornamental plaster ceiling to the flat timber roof, panelled with square Gothic plaster motifs. An interesting early C19 stucco 'Tudor' porch from New Place representing surviving features from the historic house New Place. Now a garden building of group value with the new house, Gilston Park, of 1852.
Listing NGR: TL4424012912
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 159917
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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