The original 17th-18th century house was remodelled, raised and extended for attorney general Sir W Horne and then altered and extended in c1906 for Sir B Henderson. After the Second World War the house was taken over by East Herts Council and converted into a special needs school. In the early 1990s the house was sold, and sub-divided into three sections of which 2 Henderson
Place is the oldest section. The landscaping of the sub divided house was literally a bare field.
Designed as a ‘diving board’ with service rooms at one end and a fully glazed facade at the other the pool house and lap pool are well integrated in to the landscape. Vistas through the pergola run uninterrupted through the building and views from inside the structure are expansive. The connection with nature is dynamic and vital. The pool house provides an ideal springboard to entertain and enjoy the landscaped gardens.