Little Cassiobury House

Little Cassiobury CIC has recently been formed by local people who are interested in bringing Little Cassiobury House back to life.

Little Cassiobury House (Grade II* Listed), is positioned close to the frontage of the West Herts College building on Hempstead Road. It is a former dower house of the Cassiobury Estate dating from the late 17th Century. A small red brick mansion house, the building is two-storeys with an attic served by three flat topped dormer windows. The house was built to accommodate widowed and unmarried members of the Essex family – under whose ownership it remained until 1922 when, following the death of the 7th Earl of Essex, the Cassiobury Estate was sold.

The Watford Registration Office has recently moved from Clarendon Road to a refurbished building on the Little Cassiobury site. The new premises offer fully accessible offices and a ceremony room within the Orangery. However, the house itself remains empty.