Victoria House
VICTORIA HOUSE, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1175099
- Date first listed:
- 27-May-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Victoria House
- Statutory Address:
- VICTORIA HOUSE, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1175099
- Date first listed:
- 27-May-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Victoria House
- Statutory Address 1:
- VICTORIA HOUSE, 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.
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:
- VICTORIA HOUSE, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- North Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- St. Ippolyts
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 18775 27120
Details
ST IPPOLLITTS HIGH STREET TL 1827 (East side) Gosmore
8/31 Victoria House 27.5.68 GV II
House. Early C18 incorporating C16 or C17 narrower structure at S end, windows altered early C19. Timber frame with main house faced in plum and blue brick with light red brick dressings, roughcast S part. Steep old red tile roofs. A 2-storeys and attics, 2-cells, central entrance plan house, set back a little from road, facing W, with a gabled rear staircase turret and older 1 1/2-storeys, S part. Formerly the central entrance entered directly into the hall which has a large rearwall chimney narrowing the room to rear, the parlour to the N also has an axial beam and now has a corner fireplace in the NE angle. S wing probably incorporated as a service wing but changed to a study with SE corner fireplace when C19 kitchen added at rear. Symmetrical W front of main part has a plat band, a deep painted wood modillioned eaves cornice of considerable projection, and 2 small 2-lights casement box dormers on roofslope. The remaining light red brick jambs and flat gauged arches show that there were originally 5 narrow sash windows on the 1st floor and 2 each side of the central door. Altered in early C19 to 3 flush box sash windows with 8/8 panes on 1st floor, and a triple sash window on each side of door. 6-panel fielded door (top 2 glazed) in wooden doorcase with panelled pilasters, consoles, full entablature and triangular pediment. Roughcast older part on right has a 2-lights C18 leaded casement window to the 1st floor. Attic of main house also lit by 2-lights casement in S gable. Interior has staircase rising to attic level, altered in C19. Hall has plastered beam, moulded cornice, 6-panels moulded doors, dentilled wooden fire surround with stone slips and half-round back. Old door and doorway into chamber over, another cut away to make late C18 doorway into chamber over parlour. Attics plastered and have C19 fireplaces. Older S part has stepped jowls, long straight tension braces, curved wind-braces to roof purlins, 2-light late C17/early C18 leaded casement on S gable. (RCHM Typescript: Pevsner (1977)148).
Listing NGR: TL1877527120
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 162643
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Hertfordshire, (1977), 148
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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