Copthall is a Grade II listed building in the Dacorum local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 1967. House. 2 related planning applications.

Copthall

WRENN ID
ruined-flint-gold
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dacorum
Country
England
Date first listed
26 January 1967
Type
House
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

House. The core of the house dates to the 16th century, with a western end significantly altered in the late 17th century. It was divided in the 18th century, and a southeastern wing was added around 1913 replacing a previous large bakehouse. The house is timber-framed with narrow red brick infill, with the ground floor of some sections cased or rebuilt in red brick, and plastered on the south side. It has steep old red tile roofs, and the southeastern wing is roughcast.

The house is L-shaped, facing north. The west gable is at the roadside, while the entrance door is in the 1½-storey southeastern wing, which features two gabled dormers, a three-light casement window, and a Tudor-arched battened door on the left. The eastern bay was formerly jettied to the north. The 1½ bays of the western part have thinner timbers, unjowled posts, straight braces, and 1½ storeys. It features a large external south-side chimney with tiled offsets, a brick gable to the road with purlin ends and tile-creasing over the tie-beam, a two-light casement window on the upper level, and two-light and four-light casements to the ground floor. This wing likely replaces an earlier service wing and adjoining cross-passage. The south front has wide-spaced studs and storey-height panels, with straight braces in the walls at the corners. It has a two-light casement to the first floor and a double flush sash window to the ground floor. The north side has exposed timber framing, including a convex curved corner brace and wide-spaced studs. A 18th-century two-light flush leaded casement is present on the first floor of the central room. A Sun Fire Insurance plaque, number 364473, is visible.

Inside, there are axial floor beams and remains of Jacobean carved panelling incorporating a guilloche band. The roof contains queen-struts and collar trusses in a clasped-purlin roof, which was formerly cross-roofed in the parlour bay. Notable features include a long, splayed scarf joint in a purlin and old flat rafters. An additional bay is located at the east, beyond the parlour.

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