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| HHER Number: | 15511 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | SITE OF EGERTON HOUSE, 97-101 HIGH STREET, BERKHAMSTED |
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Summary
Large 16th century house demolished in the 1930s
Monument Types
- JETTIED HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1501 AD to 1600 AD)
- TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1501 AD to 1600 AD)
Full description
A large late 16th century house, of a kind that is now rare in Hertfordshire <1>. It occupied the sites of 97-101 High street until it was demolished in the 1930s to make way for the Rex Cinema [11466]. Its appearance is documented in photographs, and drawings by Buckler and Blore.
It is shown on the c.1839 tithe map <2>, a substantial house projecting forward into the street and with a rear extension. The later 19th century OS maps <3, 4> show more detail, with additional outbuildings at the back, an eastern extension with a conservatory behind, and trees in the garden.
For medieval use of the plot, see [11823].
<1> Smith, J T, 1993, Hertfordshire houses: selective inventory, - p30 (Bibliographic reference). SHT16660.
<2> Tithe map and award, Berkhamsted, c.1839 (map) (Cartographic material). SHT1377.
<3> OS 25 inch map, 1st edition, 1878-88 (Cartographic material). SHT8116.
<4> OS 25 inch map, 2nd edition (1897-1901), 1898 (Cartographic material). SHT8113.
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Bibliographic reference: Smith, J T. 1993. Hertfordshire houses: selective inventory. - p30. |
| <2> | Cartographic material: Tithe map and award. Berkhamsted, c.1839 (map). |
| <3> | Cartographic material: OS 25 inch map, 1st edition. 1878-88. |
| <4> | Cartographic material: OS 25 inch map, 2nd edition (1897-1901). 1898. |
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