Cole Green House

HERTINGFORDBURY COLE GREEN (Northwest side) TL 21 SE

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No. 2 (Cole Green House)

GV II

House. C18 origins but largely early C19 as dower house for 5th Earl Cowper of Panshanger (q.v.) with later C19 and C20 additions. Stock brick probably stuccoed originally, some C18 red brick, later red brick additions. Slate roofs with some tiles. 2 storeys. 3 bay early C19 main range. Ground floor: C20 entrance to left with panelled door, semi-circular fanlight, projecting Doric porch, small flanking lights, central glazing bar sash, tripartite sash to right. Plat band to first floor with 3 sashes. All windows are recessed with segmental heads. Panelled eaves soffit. End pilaster strips. Coped gable end parapets with extruded end stacks. Set back at ends are contemporary or slightly later wings: 1 bay to right, sashes, plat band, pilaster strip, hipped roof. 2 bays to left set back further, ground floor French doors into C20 conservatory addition, first floor sashes. To rear left is C18 red brick block with tiled roof, hipped to rear. Outer elevation has a lean-to outshut, late C19 attic addition. To rear catslide roof over lean-to. Double doors on inner elevation. To rear right is late C19 range parallel to front. Broad gable on right end with bargeboards, follows earlier range in detail, stacks with oversailing caps, a gabled wing extends to rear centre. Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: TL2808611606