Clock House at Hamper Mill
CLOCK HOUSE AT HAMPER MILL, HAMPERMILL LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1295832
- Date first listed:
- 03-Oct-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Clock House at Hamper Mill
- Statutory Address:
- CLOCK HOUSE AT HAMPER MILL, HAMPERMILL LANE
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- Reference:
- IOE01/09313/17
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1295832
- Date first listed:
- 03-Oct-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Clock House at Hamper Mill
- Statutory Address 1:
- CLOCK HOUSE AT HAMPER MILL, HAMPERMILL 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:
- CLOCK HOUSE AT HAMPER MILL, HAMPERMILL LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- Three Rivers (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Watford Rural
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ0975393976
Details
TQ 09 SE
9/338
WATFORD RURAL
HAMPERMILL LANE
(Northwest side)
Oxhey
Clock House at Hamper Mill
GV
II
Former wheel house to paper mill, now part of dwelling. c.1800 altered
C20. Brick with stone dressings. Hipped slate roof. 5 bays. 2 storeys.
Chamfered rusticated stone surround to 4-centred arched central doorway.
Flanking and first floor 20 pane cast-iron fixed windows, first floor
centre is blind. Chamfered stone quoins. Timber clock tower in 2 stages
with open bell turret and weathervane. Attached at right end is part of
wall of original mill building. C20 alterations to rear. Interior not
inspected. Hamper Mill was used for the manufacture of paper from 1776
to 1908 and this building was probably erected following a fire in 1793.
(VCH 1908).
Listing NGR: TQ0975393976
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 158983
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Doubleday, AH, The Victoria History of the County of Hertford, (1908)
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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