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Thorpe House

A Grade II* Listed Building in Puckeridge, Hertfordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.892 / 51°53'31"N

Longitude: 0.0131 / 0°0'47"E

OS Eastings: 538623

OS Northings: 223404

OS Grid: TL386234

Mapcode National: GBR K9P.B44

Mapcode Global: VHHLL.5PRZ

Plus Code: 9F32V2R7+Q6

Entry Name: Thorpe House

Listing Date: 23 November 1983

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1176364

English Heritage Legacy ID: 161078

ID on this website: 101176364

Location: Puckeridge, East Hertfordshire, SG11

County: Hertfordshire

District: East Hertfordshire

Civil Parish: Standon

Built-Up Area: Puckeridge

Traditional County: Hertfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hertfordshire

Church of England Parish: Standon

Church of England Diocese: St.Albans

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Description


TL 38 23
6/9


STANDON, Puckeridge,
HIGH STREET (east side),
No 19 (Thorpe House)

GV II*

House. C16 or earlier former open hall house, refronted in early
C19. Timber frame exposed at rear with pargetting in panels
between, painted brick rear wing, and stuccoed brick front.
Steep old red tile roofs, front range hipped and rear wing half-
hipped. 2-storeys and attic street range in 2 parts. Long left
part has low parapet, plinth, raised band at eaves and is 3
windows long. Flat topped 2-light casement dormer. Large
central chimney plastered. 2-light flush casement windows with
small. panes on 1st floor, and 2 similar windows to right of door
on ground floor. C19 shopfront with door and divided window to
left linked with moulded fascia on brackets. Short, slightly
recessed right hand bay has large rectangular carriage entrance
with double gates, small 3-light casement window near eaves
level, and main entrance door to left of carriageway. 4 panel
door in moulded doorcase with flat hood on shaped brackets.
Original building extends over carriageway, carried on heavy
close-set joists and jettied and hipped to rear with wide spaced
timber frame and tension bracing exposed. Good C17 staircase
inside. (Pevsner (1977) 273: RCHM (1911) 69).


Listing NGR: TL3862323404

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