Western House is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 March 1974. Workhouse. 1 related planning application.
Western House
- WRENN ID
- endless-facade-autumn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 March 1974
- Type
- Workhouse
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
WARE TOWN
TL3514NE COLLETT ROAD 829-1/7/57 (North side) 14/03/74 Western House (Formerly Listed as: COLLETT ROAD Western House Hospital and Home)
II
Former workhouse of the Ware Poor Law Institution, now flats. 1839-40, converted to flats 1993-4. Designed by Brown & Herman (London). Stucco front block has Welsh slated roof behind parapet. Single storey with plinth, frieze and cornice. Central pedimented portico has outer Doric pillars flanking Greek Ionic columns, all on plinth broken by central flight of steps up to glazed 2 fold door and rectangular fanlight in eared architrave surround. 2 tall 3 light sash windows with glazing bars between Doric pilasters. Laid out on the panopticon plan, of Jeremy Bentham. 4 back wings radiating, diagonally to front wing, from tall central octagon, windows with hinged lights, glazing bars, reveals, flat arches. Single storey end wings. (Edwards E and Perman D: Ware's Past In Pictures: Ware: 1991-: 18; Lavender S: Churches, Chapels and Faiths of Ware: Ware: 1989-: 40; The Buildings of England: Pevsner N (rev. Chery B): Hertfordshire: Harmondsworth: 1977-: 381; Perman D: Ware UD. List of buildings of special arch or historic interest: 1993-: 17; Ware Tithe Map: 1845-).
Listing NGR: TL3595714777
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