Hexton Manor
HEXTON MANOR
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1347069
- Date first listed:
- 24-Oct-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Hexton Manor
- Statutory Address:
- HEXTON MANOR
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1347069
- Date first listed:
- 24-Oct-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Hexton Manor
- Statutory Address 1:
- HEXTON MANOR
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:
- HEXTON MANOR
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- North Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hexton
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 10815 30496
Details
HEXTON HEXTON TL 1030 (East side)
8/9 Hexton Manor - GV II
Country house. Early C18 incorporating part of early C17 farmhouse, enlarged and altered late C18, stuccoed and enlarged c.1820 for de Lautour family and Caroline Young de Lautour lived here up to her death in 1869, renovated and c.1820 single-storey wings removed c.1900 for Mr. Torr, kitchens extended and SW tower added c.1902 for G.H. Hodgson, tower reduced to general height later C20. Red brick stuccoed. Stone dressings to tower. Hipped slate roofs concealed by parapets. A large 3-storeys and cellars house set in an extensive wooded park with lake, it forms a tall rectangular block with service rooms at S, entrance by small pilastered porch near N end of irregular W front, and former entrance front on N. The latter is 3-windows wide with shallow projection to central bay, and wide triple sash windows to ground floor. Thin stucco pediments replaced segmental heads to ground floor openings c.1900. Sash windows generally, 3 to each floor, with 6/6 panes, to right of entrance on W front, with heavy rustication to water tower at SW corner. The interior has a top-lit central rectangular 2-storeys hall with pendentives, oval lantern, and arcaded 1st floor, elaborate early C18 mutuled cornice in NW room, and carved white marble early C19 fireplaces. 6-panelled moulded doors. Good photographic record of C19/C20 changes kept at house. (inf the owners).
Listing NGR: TL1081530496
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 163019
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 21 Hertfordshire,
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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