The village of Waterford lies to the North of Hertford on North Road. Historically, the area lay in the parish of Bengeo, but a new parish at Waterford was created in 1908. The settlement developed in the 19th century as a satellite of the adjoining Goldings estate, with tenant cottages and a small church constructed by the Abel Smith family in close proximity. The St Michael and All Angels Church is noteworthy for it's stained glass windows, see the Wiki entry for Waterford below
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterford,_Hertfordshire
Goldings
The existing house at Goldings was built in the early 1870s by Robert Abel Smith to the designs of the architect George Devey. This replaced an earlier, Georgian country house nearby. The architectural style is influenced by the Jacobean and Queen Anne periods, characterised by a rambling, irregular layout and Tudor, Gothic touches typical of the time. The family remained in residence for two generations before selling the estate to Dr Barnardo's Homes for conversion to a school. With a move away from large institutional buildings, the school closed in 1967 and the building taken over by the County Council. The building was latterly sold to a private developer and has been divided into residential units.
The estate was constructed with several lodges framing the various entrances, of which Waterford Lodge is a typical example. It is Grade II Listed
Waterford Lodge
Waterford Lodge originally stood in relative isolation at the entrance to the estate, but its setting has been changed by more recent housing developments. It retains a generous garden plot to the rear. The building is roughly "L" shaped, of red brick with sham timber framing, configured into a main range and a gabled and jettied northern wing. Like the house and other examples of Devey's work, the house is embellished with vernacular touches such as diaper work, decorative barge-boards, oriel windows and traditional transom and mullion windows
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| Front View from Goldings Lane |
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| Front View |
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| Side View - conservatory to be demolished |
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| Rear View |
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