Harpenden Hall (District Council Offices)

TL 11 SW 5/73 26.7.51

HARPENDEN SOUTHDOWN ROAD (east side) Harpenden Hall (District Council Offices)

GV II*

House. C16 at N end, recased on N in mid C17; extended S late C17. Dark red brick, the ground floor on the N in chequered flint and red brick. Plain tile roof. 2 storeys and attics. Broad gabled cross wing on N with 2-storey gabled porch, both having moulded brick band to 1st floor. Gable end has ground and 1st floor C17 openings with 3-light casements. Porch has arched entrance with thin brick hood moulding. Large external chimney stack on N end with ovolo cornice. S side has 4 regularly spaced windows, those on ground floor with elliptical relieving arches. C19 sashes. Moulded brick-floor band. C20 wooden cornice. 2 late-C17 dormers with C20 casements. Early- C19 reeded door surround in porch. S elevation has 2-window C17 part, then large early-C20 extension in brick and flint. Sash windows. Casement dormers. Interior has mid-C17 staircase at N end with re-set turned balusters. At S end is a good late-C17 open-well staircase with tapering balusters and large shaped finials. (RCHM Typescript).

Listing NGR: TL1358914110