Description

GREAT AMWELL LOWER ROAD
TL 3712 (north side)

Great Amwell village
12/2 No 1
(The Well House)

GV II

House. Early C18, altered in early C19. Stucco on brick with
slate roofs. An L-shaped, double-pile, 2-storeys house facing E.
1-storey rear outbuilding at NW joins to 2-storeys stable
alongside road, of brick and tile. Parallel roofs over each arm
of 2-storeys part. Symmetrical 3-window front with parapet and 2
2-storeys bays flanking the door and single sash window over with
8/8 panes. Modern classical porch replacing gabled Victorian
one. Elegant canted bay windows of small projection with parapet
carried round them above a deep band. Sash windows, with margin
lights to ground floor and 2/2 panes above. Gable chimney with
offsets projecting on N end. Art Nouveau fireplace on 1st floor.
Used by Robert Mylne before he built Amwell Grove in 1795-7 and
then called Amwell Cottage. Named Springfield in late C19. Part
of a group around Amwell Pool.

Listing NGR: TL3716612636

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26625888

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy