Thorley House
THORLEY HOUSE, LONDON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1213954
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jan-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Thorley House
- Statutory Address:
- THORLEY HOUSE, LONDON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1213954
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jan-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Thorley House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THORLEY HOUSE, LONDON 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:
- THORLEY 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:
- Thorley
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 48886 19230
Details
TL 41 NE THORLEY LONDON ROAD (west side) Thorley Street
4/22 Thorley House
19.1.83
GV II
House. Circa 1901 (in Kelly's Directory 1902) by Eustace C Frere, architect, as his own residence. Brick, roughcast even on the chimneys. Steep red tile roofs. Planned with all main rooms on S side. Two and a half storeys rear elevation has 3 gables and lead roofed small porch, half-glazed with moulded cornice curved round corners. 6-panel door flanked by small paned wooden windows, similar window carried round porch at same level. W gable has corbels carrying the eaves of rear part. External gable chimney with upper part of gable corbelled-out to its outer face. Asymmetrical main front to S. Two and a half storeys with gabled cross-wing on right with a tall lateral chimney engaged in the lower part of its left slope. Lower gable towards lefthand side, all in same plane. 3-sided single storey parapeted bay on left with tall narrow openings and much wall area between. Projecting rectangular wooden bay window over with 4/4:6/6:4/4 panes. Small 6/6 paned recessed sash in gable over. Centre eaves carried on 2 corbels. Rectangular wooden bay with elongated panes 4/4:6/6:4/4 on Ground floor. Lower 3-light sash windows with similar panes over, righthand gable has narrow tall glazed door, 6/6 panes window over and 6/6 sash window in gable. Plane of front carried on righthand by rendered wall and to lefhand by similar wall. Louvred shutters to some windows. Garden said to be professionally designed. Small walled service garden on E end of house. E end has corbelled eaves to front parts, central gable with engaged chimneystack 6/6 sash on 1st floor and 3-light sash on Ground Floor under segmental arch. Projecting NE wing, gabled left chamfered corner turret with 3- sided coved window with moulded cove and 1 small light each side. 6/6 sash to E end of S front.
Listing NGR: TL4888619230
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 398630
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Kelly's Directory in Kelly's Directory, (1902)
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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