Clare Hall

TL 20 SW POTTERS BAR BLANCHE LANE (West side) South Mimms

4/188 Clare Hall 26.9.78 (formerly listed as Clare Hall Manor)

• II

Large house. Early C17 low range to N. Early C18 block to S enlarged c.1830-40. Two mid to late C19 additions to NE. Altered C20. Early range has traces of original timber frame. Brick, C19 stone dressings, slate roofs. Complex house of 2 storeys of differing heights, some attics. S or garden front has 5 bays of early C18 to left. Ground floor French windows. First floor glazing bar sashes. Rubbed brick heads. Coped parapet. 3 dormers. End stacks. 3 c.1830-40 bays to right with ground floor sashes and central entrance. Taller parapet but no attic. Plat bands and string course cornice continue on E return or road front of 3 bays. Entrance to right: large semi-circular fanlight and margin lights surround panelled door. Blank arcade to left. First floor glazing bar sashes. One bay addition to right forward: 3 light ground floor window and mansard roof. Further right: late C19 extension with Serliana entrance with sculpted heads in soffit of arch, tripartite 1st floor window with bracketed sill and stone surround with incised ornament. Heavy string course and cornice. Return to N has large external chimney, curved steps out on plan and an elaborate cap. To rear of early C18 block and facing N is original C17 range: 2 low storeys. Central entrance. Yorkshire casements. Right end stack. Interior: some original timbers survive in early range, fireplace with side cupboards and cambered brick heads. In early C18 block, panelling and moulded cornice. Victorian plasterwork. Landscaped grounds. (RCHM Typescript).

Listing NGR: TL2191800242