NEW PLACE


Description:  Country House built during the 1550s by for Henry Chauncy. The house and gardens were improved in 1636-1639 and the house enlarged in 1760 to 1822. The 19th century porch from this phase is the only part of the house left standing following demolition in 1851. The porch became a garden feature of the replacement house Gilston Park (see TL 41 SW 38) which was built in 1852. The porch is listed.

Country:  ENGLAND

County:  HERTFORDSHIRE

District:  EAST HERTFORDSHIRE

Parish:  GILSTON

Grid Reference:   TL44241291

Map Reference:  [EPSG:27700] 544240, 212910

Period:  POST MEDIEVAL, 1636 - 1639, 1851, 1852, 1550 - 1559, 1760 - 1822

Subject:  ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT, COUNTRY HOUSE, DEMOLISHED BUILDING, EARTHWORK, GARDEN, GARDEN FEATURE, STRUCTURE

Identifiers: 
[ADS] Depositor Id: TL 41 SW 5
[ADS] Import RCN: NMR_NATINV-370197

People Involved: 
[Publisher] Historic England