Description

TQ09SE RICKMANSWORTH LOUDWATER DRIVE
Loudwater

474/6/10014 The Dell

II

House, formerly entrance lodge. Early C19, with C20 additions. Gault brick with flint, beneath a hipped Welsh-slated roof, with central brick stack and diagonally set chimneys. Simple central stack plan with additions to right of entrance to form internal side passage. Single storey, 2 bays with entrance to front end (south). Walling to front, west side and formerly east side set within arcades formed by tapered octagonal timber columns which support shallow pointed arches. Entrance front with 3-arch arcade, and inserted C20 door within right hand arch. Further right, partially glazed lean-to encloses remaining section of right hand side arcade. Central window with brick surround and small-paned cast iron frame. Left hand side with 4-arch arcade, the 2 central arches wider, with iron window frames to walling within. Left hand end with C20 2-light window in former rear doorway.
Interior: Former entrance now forms interior door from C20 porch formed by lean-to to right side. Front room with vertical dado boarding, and contemporary shelving to niche. Rear room with original surround to hearth. Some original interior doors.

Listing NGR: TQ0531196259

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26537543

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living