Description

Northaw
TL 20 SE NORTHAW AND COOPER'S LANE
CUFFLEY (north side)

12/237 The Hook House

6.2.52

- II

House. 1839. Asymmetrical Tuscan-style villa showing influence
of Loudon's Encyclopaedia. Painted stucco. Slate roof. 2-3
storeys and attics. S elevation has 3 window broad gable end on
right, the ground floor with banding and recessed central door;
narrow flanking windows. 3 round-headed 1st floor windows with
intermediate blanks. To centre is 4-storey gabled tower with
relieving arch to 1st and 2nd floors; square attic windows
flanked by simple pilasters. 3-window left hand service wing. E
and N elevations have left hand canted ground floor window bays,
the E one in slight gabled projections. Floor band and wide
eaves canopy to whole house. Recessed sash windows. Interior
has large, open-well, early-C18 staircase, said to have come from
Gobions House. Each tread has iron twist, barley twist and
fluted balusters. The sides with acanthus scrolls. Walls have
C18 Flemist tapestries. E ground floor room has Adam style husk
and foliage friezes, and N room has C17-style panelling with
alcove on W flanked by fluted Doric columns (Pevsner (1977)).

Listing NGR: TL2787501280

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26468621

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings