Water Hall Farm House

HERTINGFORDBURY LOWER HATFIELD ROAD TL 20 NE (North side) 7/66 Water Hall Farm House 20.10.52 - II

House. Early C16, extended C18, altered C20. Timber frame extended in red brick, rendered. Tiled roofs. 3 bay lobby entry with parallel range added to rear. 2 storeys. Original entrance front is now to garden facing River Lea. Double doors to right of centre, flanking 3 light small pane flush frame casements. Broad left bay. Comb pargetting and painted render imitating large panel framing. First floor central single diamond leaded light, flanking 3 light small pane casements. Large C16 axial ridge stack, bead moulding below cornice to main stack, 6 clustered diagonal shafts. 2 light casements in gable ends. C18 range to rear is slightly lower. 3 bays to present entrance front, ground floor brick, first floor rendered entrance in later gabled porch to right of centre, 2 light small pane casements. Internal end stack to right, red brick gable end. Interior: early C16 stone fireplace, a Tudor arch flattened at springing, richly moulded square head and jambs, stopped to plain chamfered base, blank shields and vine trails in spandrels. Stop chamfered cross axial bearers. (Pevsner 1977).

Listing NGR: TL2976809750