6, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 July 1984. House, shop. 8 related planning applications.

6, High Street

WRENN ID
small-obsidian-linden
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Country
England
Date first listed
6 July 1984
Type
House, shop
Source
Historic England listing

Description

This is a late 18th-century house, later altered to become two shops. The rear wall and the north side of the southeastern wing are white weatherboarded, while the main structure is white gault brick, all topped by a slate roof extending to the rear as a catslide. It is a double-pile house, meaning it has rooms arranged on both sides of a central passage, with end chimneys facing west.

The west front presents a symmetrical façade of three bays and three storeys, though the rear and southeastern wing are two storeys high. Wide projecting eaves with a panelled and bracketed soffit run along the top, and gable parapets are visible. Two shallow recesses frame the wider sash windows on either side of the central window. A stucco band runs across the front, above the arches of the former ground floor windows. The recessed sash windows have plastered reveals and gauged brick arches. The central window on the first floor has 6 over 6 panes, while the second floor windows have 3 over 3 panes. Triple sash windows are set within the recesses, matching the heights of the other windows. The mullions of the triple sashes are moulded with reeding and the windows contain crown glass.

Projecting approximately one metre from the ground floor are symmetrical, tall bowed shopfronts. Similar single and triple flush box sash windows are found in the contemporary weatherboarded rear wall and on the southeastern wing. The building is a notable example of Regency street architecture, although the ground floor has been altered. It is included on the register for its group value.

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