The Hook House
THE HOOK HOUSE, COOPER'S LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1173884
- Date first listed:
- 06-Feb-1952
- List Entry Name:
- The Hook House
- Statutory Address:
- THE HOOK HOUSE, COOPER'S LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1173884
- Date first listed:
- 06-Feb-1952
- List Entry Name:
- The Hook House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE HOOK HOUSE, COOPER'S LANE
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 HOOK HOUSE, COOPER'S LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- Welwyn Hatfield (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Northaw and Cuffley
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 27875 01280
Details
Northaw TL 20 SE NORTHAW AND COOPER'S LANE CUFFLEY (north side)
12/237 The Hook House
6.2.52
- II
House. 1839. Asymmetrical Tuscan-style villa showing influence of Loudon's Encyclopaedia. Painted stucco. Slate roof. 2-3 storeys and attics. S elevation has 3 window broad gable end on right, the ground floor with banding and recessed central door; narrow flanking windows. 3 round-headed 1st floor windows with intermediate blanks. To centre is 4-storey gabled tower with relieving arch to 1st and 2nd floors; square attic windows flanked by simple pilasters. 3-window left hand service wing. E and N elevations have left hand canted ground floor window bays, the E one in slight gabled projections. Floor band and wide eaves canopy to whole house. Recessed sash windows. Interior has large, open-well, early-C18 staircase, said to have come from Gobions House. Each tread has iron twist, barley twist and fluted balusters. The sides with acanthus scrolls. Walls have C18 Flemist tapestries. E ground floor room has Adam style husk and foliage friezes, and N room has C17-style panelling with alcove on W flanked by fluted Doric columns (Pevsner (1977)).
Listing NGR: TL2787501280
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 158501
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Hertfordshire, (1977)
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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