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Latitude: 51.6957 / 51°41'44"N
Longitude: -0.1512 / 0°9'4"W
OS Eastings: 527875
OS Northings: 201280
OS Grid: TL278012
Mapcode National: GBR JBG.QKW
Mapcode Global: VHGQ0.BMFX
Plus Code: 9C3XMRWX+7G
Entry Name: The Hook House
Listing Date: 6 February 1952
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1173884
English Heritage Legacy ID: 158501
ID on this website: 101173884
Location: Welwyn Hatfield, Hertfordshire, EN6
County: Hertfordshire
District: Welwyn Hatfield
Civil Parish: Northaw and Cuffley
Traditional County: Hertfordshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hertfordshire
Church of England Parish: Northaw and Cuffley
Church of England Diocese: St.Albans
Tagged with: House
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
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