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Little Marchmont Marchmont House

A Grade II* Listed Building in Grovehill, Hertfordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7663 / 51°45'58"N

Longitude: -0.4756 / 0°28'32"W

OS Eastings: 505288

OS Northings: 208613

OS Grid: TL052086

Mapcode National: GBR G6M.6KP

Mapcode Global: VHFRZ.PVXT

Plus Code: 9C3XQG8F+GP

Entry Name: Little Marchmont Marchmont House

Listing Date: 18 June 1948

Last Amended: 17 February 1977

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1078042

English Heritage Legacy ID: 355634

ID on this website: 101078042

Location: Piccotts End, Dacorum, Hertfordshire, HP1

County: Hertfordshire

District: Dacorum

Electoral Ward/Division: Grovehill

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Traditional County: Hertfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hertfordshire

Church of England Parish: Hemel Hempstead

Church of England Diocese: St.Albans

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Description


PICCOTT'S END 1. 5252 (West Side) No 57, (Marchmont House) and Little Marchmont, (Formerly listed as TL 0508 3/1 18.6.48 Marchmont House) TL 0508 3/lA

II* GV 2. Late C18 small country house. Stucco, Neoclassical style, L plan. Low pitched Welsh slated roof with cornice, pediments to road and garden fronts with semi-circular windows in tympana. 2 storeys and attics, entrance front. 2 storey semi-circular bow on right, 3:3 sash windows with glazing bars in reveals. Ground floor pair of 3 light windows under segmental panels flanking recessed porch with Greek Doric columns beneath frieze cornice and segmental panel. 2 fold 6-panelled door with metal grilles to marginal lights. 2 storey 5 window separate dwelling at right angles was former back wing. Garden front trellis verandah, now glazed. Interior contains good original details: friezes and cornices, staircase, north ground floor room elliptical niche, fluted Roman Ionic pilasters, 2 medallion plaques. Home of the third Earl of Marchmont (1708-94), statesman, friend of Pope and Bolingbroke.

No 57 (Marchmont House), Little Marchmont, Outbuilding (former stables) and Gate Piers form a group.

Listing NGR: TL0477609116

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