Old Wellbury
OLD WELLBURY, HEXTON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1174711
- Date first listed:
- 24-Oct-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Old Wellbury
- Statutory Address:
- OLD WELLBURY, HEXTON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1174711
- Date first listed:
- 24-Oct-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Old Wellbury
- Statutory Address 1:
- OLD WELLBURY, HEXTON ROAD
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:
- OLD WELLBURY, HEXTON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- North Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Offley
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 14103 29788
Details
OFFLEY HEXTON ROAD TL 12 NW (South side) Wellbury Park
4/85 Old Wellbury - GV II
House. Early C17 E crosswing and N range, brick front range in angle c.1700. Timber frame exposed only at rear with red brick infill, roughcast elsewhere or brick cased. Steep old red tile roofs, on rear range carried down over catslide outshut to rear NE. An irregular 2-storeys and attics house facing S, with gabled crosswing on E of front and lower old rear range extending as a projection on W. This range has a large internal chimney with back-to-back fireplaces in line with the front entrance. Large external E side chimney to E crosswing. Internal W gable chimney to brick front range. S front has 3 upper windows to brick part with plat band and plaster cove at eaves, and one to the crosswing with lower eaves. Gabled dormer on roofslope. A 4-lights window to left of door and a canted bay window to wing. 2-light cross casement windows to 1st floor, casements elsewhere. Flat hood to panelled door, 4 bays of timber frame exposed at rear of rear wing. Clasped-purlin roof to cross-wing. Brick wing has one room and stair hall. Moulded balusters to stair with unusual flat-topped rail. (RCHM Typescript).
Listing NGR: TL1410329788
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 163095
- 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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