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Overhill House

A Grade II Listed Building in Wareside, Hertfordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8212 / 51°49'16"N

Longitude: 0.0224 / 0°1'20"E

OS Eastings: 539486

OS Northings: 215555

OS Grid: TL394155

Mapcode National: GBR LCT.SL2

Mapcode Global: VHHLZ.BHQ6

Plus Code: 9F32R2CC+FX

Entry Name: Overhill House

Listing Date: 24 January 1967

Last Amended: 30 September 1983

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1089148

English Heritage Legacy ID: 356093

ID on this website: 101089148

Location: Wareside, East Hertfordshire, SG12

County: Hertfordshire

District: East Hertfordshire

Civil Parish: Wareside

Traditional County: Hertfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hertfordshire

Church of England Parish: Wareside Holy Trinity

Church of England Diocese: St.Albans

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Description


TL 3915
10/9
24.1.67

WARE RURAL
WARESIDE
(west side)
Overhill House
(Formerly listed as Lorelei, and No 1 (Cyndy) under High Street)

GV
II

House. C17 refronted in early C18, extended at N end c1800.
Timberframed and plastered with an old red tiled roof. A 2-
storeys, attics and cellar house facing E. Originally a small L-
shaped house with the front range of 2 rooms with staircase-hall
between and large kitchen in a rear wing with a large chimney
with oven at the junction of the ranges. A rear lateral chimney
served the right hand front room but the other was unheated.
Circa 1800 the house was extended to the N and a fireplace built
to heat the old S room. Stucco E front symmetrical with plinth,
quoins and modillion eaves. 3-windows with 1-window above 2 in
the N extension. Flush box sashes with 6/6 panes and moulded
cornices over the lower windows. Small paned triple casement to
right of central 6-panel door with fanlight in plain doorcase
with full entablature, swelled frieze and triangular pediment.
Roofs sweep down to 1-storey at rear.

Listing NGR: TL3948615555

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