Description

BERKHAMSTED BERKHAMSTED HILL

The Mansion TL 00 NW 8/10000 II

Large house. 1906-8 by George Hubbard (built by H and J Matthews, Berkhamsted builders), for Sir John Evans, archaeologist. English bond purple brick with red brick dressings. Hipped tile roof with large wooden modillion eaves cornice. Brick axial stacks with moulded brick cornices. Plan: Double depth central block with central entrance and stair hall; long flanking wingsdesigned to give appearance of separate building phases. Queen Anne Style. Exterior: 2 storeys and attic. 1:4:2 central block, the centre 4 bays break forward with large pediment, its centre 2 bays break forward again, with rusticated brick pilasters string and central doorway with Tuscan columns and consoles supporting open segmental pediment over shell. The flanking wings, 2 bays to right project and 4 bays to left, set back, have giant brick pilasters, panelled on ground floor and moulded string; further 2-bay wing set back again on left with pedimental (east) gable end of 3 windows over wide pilastered doorway. At rear (south) garden front: 3-bay centre block with 2-storey canted bays, central doorway and pedimented attic flanked by segmental pedimented dormers; 4:2 bay wing recessed on right and 3-bay wing set back on left with sundial dated 1649. Mostly original 12-pane sashes in exposed casing and flat roof dormers with sashes. Interior: Heavy moulded string staircase with twisted balusters. West end room (dining) has reused panelling with carved Jacobean overmantel and stone fireplace; and with good late C16 early C17 style moulded plaster ceiling. Room to west of front entrance has panelling and-carved overmantel (possibly reused) and moulded plaster ceiling. Library on first floor at east end has good kite pattern moulded plaster ceiling and fine reused Jacobean carved overmantel and stone fireplace. Note: originally known as Britwell. Sources: A S Gray, Edwardian Architecture, p218. DNB Builder 29 July 1905.

Listing NGR: TL0037408728

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