GROVES HOUSE
Overview
Heritage Category: Listed Building
Grade: II
List Entry Number: 1101648
Date first listed: 14-Jan-1980
Date of most recent amendment: 02-Oct-1981
Statutory Address: GROVES HOUSE, LONDON ROAD
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Location
Statutory Address: GROVES HOUSE, LONDON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
County: Hertfordshire
District: East Hertfordshire (District Authority)
Parish: Sawbridgeworth
National Grid Reference: TL 48150 14956
Summary
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Reasons for Designation
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History
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Details
LONDON ROAD
1.
5253
(East Side)
Groves House
(formerly listed
as Grove House)
TL 4815 1495:3/1 14.1.80
II GV
2.
C17, early C18 external details, C19 parallel rear extension. 2 storeys,
cellar and attics. Timber frame plastered. N gable rebuilt in brick
incorporating earlier internal gable chimney. Lateral stack at rear SE.
Steep old red tile gabled roof. C19 parallel rear wing in brick with slate
roof and ornate ci rainwater head to N end of valley gutter with 'IH 1851'.
Symmetrical 3 window and central door W facade but larger area of wall to
N end to allow for large hearth. Plinth, large cove to eaves returned
before corner. 3 light mullioned wood casement windows with central iron
opening lights. Rectangular leaded glazing. 6 panel door, top 2 glazed,
heavy frame with architrave. Bold shaped brackets support moulded flat
hood. House with workshops adjacent of coachbuilder Samuel Patmore Groves
(executor in will of 1828). An interesting survival in a developing
commercial area.
Listing NGR: TL4815014956
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
Legacy System number: 160805
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.
End of official listing