Description

TL 51 SW HATFIELD BROAD OAK MATCHING ROAD

5/113 Down Hall
14.12.83
GV II*

The address shall be amended to read: MATCHING ROAD, HATFIELD
HEATH

Down Hall

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TL 51 SW HATFIELD BROAD OAK MATCHING ROAD, HATFIELD
HEATH

5/113 Down Hall
14/12/83
GV II*

Mansion of Mannerist Italianate character. 1871-73 by Cockerell the younger.
Structure of concrete with stone and stucco and 'scraffito' decorative panels.
Main rectangular block of 2 storeys with hipped slate roof. On south west and
north west corners are 3 storey pyramid roofed pavilions, linked on ground
floor by a colonnaded loggia. Above this is a recessed centre block with
originally a balustraded roof terrace now covered by a C20 slate hung third
storey. The main south east front has a narrow projecting centre bay and wider
projecting corner blocks with rusticated pilasters. In the centre a projecting
enclosed porch, with pedimented door case, piers with ball finials and semi-
circular sides with curved plate glass windows. Over, a semi-dome with roof
light oculus. Above the projecting centre is a raised attic, with open pediment
and blank Diocletian arch motif with central circular window. The first floor
has double hung sash windows with single central glazing bars. Ground floor has
large mullioned and transomed windows with large plate glass glazing. Large
stacks with a pair of Tuscan columns attached to a central brick block.
Projecting from the north west corner is a 2 storey service wing, with similar
decoration and 2 pedimented projections each with blind Diocletian arch motif.
This has a block parapet and hipped slate roof. Quadrant walls with piers and
urn finials project forward to enclose an entrance court.

Listing NGR: TL5225513108

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Down Hall at Wikipedia
• Down Hall official website
• Wikidata Q5302819

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