17, Old Cross

HERTFORD

TL3212NW OLD CROSS 817-1/16/143 (West side) 12/04/73 No.17 (Formerly Listed as: OLD CROSS No.17 The Old Ship Inn)

GV II

House, subsequently public house, now shop with flat above. Early C17 with C19 alterations. C19 red brick to ground floor, stucco to first floor. Old tiled roof. 2 cell plan, with fireplaces on rear wall, tall brick chimneystacks at rear, with stair between. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and attics. First floor has 2 almost flush-set 3 light small-paned wood casement windows, recessed in moulded surrounds. Ground floor has nearly full-width shopfront with central doorway, with recessed 4-pane half glazed door, and outer twin leaf 3 paned doors, and boarded fanlight. Timber shop windows, above brick stallrisers, have moulded mullions and transoms, with semicircular arched motif in centre light, and continuous shallow pierced cast-iron ventilation panels across top. Carved foliated consoles at ends of continuous fascia with dentil frieze and moulded cornice. Timber-framed internally. Roof above moulded wood eaves cornice, with 2 three-light small-paned casement box dormers with lead flat roofs. Rear has projecting pebbledashed gabled outshoots and C19 single storey colourwashed brick extension, with C20 French windows, and a Welsh slated lean-to roof. INTERIOR: ground floor front, opened out as single room, has C18 bolection moulded panelling, chamfered exposed beams and fireplace at left on rear wall with charred timber bressumer. Cellar under front room approached through vaulted corridor below stair behind fireplace. First floor approached by C20 single flight stair which connects to C17 newel stair with winders. First floor exposed beams with chamfer, stop and tongue. 2 attics with ledged planked doors with T-hinges. Butt purlin roof, with common rafters concealed.

Listing NGR: TL3244512706