More information : No 31 Hemel Hempstead Road (Little Cassiobury), Grade
2* (shown on OS 1:1250 at TQ 10339695). Small two storey manor
house of mid 17th century date, built of red brick with a hipped
roof. Well kept but no longer used as a house and the former grounds
are built over by a factory.
Little Cassiobury (Education
Office, Watford College) and former
stable block to rear. Formerly
listed as No 31 (Little Cassiobury),
including outbuildings under Hemel
Hempstead Road
TQ 19 NW 4/23 26.8.52
II*
2.
Small formal late C17 red brick mansion, a dower house of
Cassiobury. Two storey and attic. Hipped plain tile roofs. Three
flat topped dormers with moulded cornices. Nine window range to
front with projecting 3 window centre and very narrow one window
ends. Wood modillion cornice, brick platband. Exposed box glazing
bar sashes. Gauged brick flat heads to surrounds. Outer windows
narrow. Central door with later moulded doorcase and pediment on
brackets. Inside a panelled entrance hall with corner archways
to staircase and through passage. Fielded panels, moulded
cornice, fluted pilaster each side of fireplace., Arches with
keyblocks and moulded imposts. Panelled staircase wall.
To rear a former stable block altered circa 1930 by C Williams-
Ellis, with 3 round headed doorways, pantile hipped roof and in
centre C18 stone panel of Essex arms found in grounds.
Country Life 13.8.1938.
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