Rickmansworth: The Hour House
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Rickmansworth: The Hour House
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 19 Apr 2015
This building at Number 32 High Street is Grade II Listed, and the English Heritage website describes the exterior thus:- "House, now offices. Early to mid C18. Red brick with some timber framing to rear. Tiled roof. 3 bays. 2 storeys. Central entrance in brick arched headed surround to door with moulded architrave. Flanking 16 pane sashes in reveals, flat arched heads. First floor central blind window with sundial. Flanking 16 pane sashes with slightly cambered heads. Right gable end extruded stack with one offset, blocked window towards front. Wing to rear left with large stack, exposed timber frame on first floor, whitewashed brick ground floor. C20 casements. Broad gable. Clasped purlin roof. Later 2 storey gabled wing to rear right." The sundial can just about be seen on this gloomy day and is probably the reason for the name of the house.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.639108
Longitude
-0.466745