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The Clock House

A Grade II Listed Building in St Ippolyts, Hertfordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.921 / 51°55'15"N

Longitude: -0.2781 / 0°16'41"W

OS Eastings: 518510

OS Northings: 226116

OS Grid: TL185261

Mapcode National: GBR H68.GJ4

Mapcode Global: VHGNS.4Z98

Plus Code: 9C3XWPCC+9P

Entry Name: The Clock House

Listing Date: 28 May 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1102508

English Heritage Legacy ID: 162678

ID on this website: 101102508

Location: Gosmore Hill, North Hertfordshire, SG4

County: Hertfordshire

District: North Hertfordshire

Civil Parish: St Ippolyts

Traditional County: Hertfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hertfordshire

Church of England Parish: St Ippolyts

Church of England Diocese: St.Albans

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Description


ST IPPOLLITTS PRESTON ROAD
TL 12 NE (West side)

3/66 The Clock House
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GV II

Stable block to Tatmore Place (q.v.), now a house. 1908 by John Belcher
for Sir Joseph Child Priestley. Uncoursed knapped flint with red brick
bands and dressings. Steep pitched roofs of gratuated slates half-hipped
on wings. Some painted stone mullioned windows. Lead covered central
square clock turret with swept roof, ball finial and wrought iron vane.
A U-shaped building with open side to W. Tall single-storey rectangular
main range and 2 2-storeys wings projecting to W. N wing designed as
stable cottage facing S into court with 3-lights window over round
headed arched opening now with inserted 6-panels door. W gable end has a
4-lights mullioned window to each floor. N side has tall round-arched
brick opening with key-block, and large projecting chimney with 2
2-lights small windows built into it. South wing has an upper floor door
to its W gable with beam-sockets of platform of former external stair.
Hipped roofed canopy over on heavy brackets. Plank door with glazed
light in upper part. Roof of S side of wing extends down as outshut. N
side has large double doors to courtyard for carriages.


Listing NGR: TL1851026116

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