Louisa Cottages on Corner of Akeman Street
LOUISA COTTAGES ON CORNER OF AKEMAN STREET, 1-8, PARK ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1078003
- Date first listed:
- 29-May-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Louisa Cottages on Corner of Akeman Street
- Statutory Address:
- LOUISA COTTAGES ON CORNER OF AKEMAN STREET, 1-8, PARK ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1078003
- Date first listed:
- 29-May-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Louisa Cottages on Corner of Akeman Street
- Statutory Address 1:
- LOUISA COTTAGES ON CORNER OF AKEMAN STREET, 1-8, PARK ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- LOUISA COTTAGES ON CORNER OF AKEMAN STREET, 1-8, PARK ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- Dacorum (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Tring
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 92385 11074
Details
TRING PARK ROAD SP 9211 (North side) 11/96 Louisa Cottages - Nos. 1-8 inclusive on corner of Akeman Street GV II Almshouses. Nos. 1-5 '1893': 6-8 '1901' (dates and name on front bays) by William Huckvale for Rothschild estate, as almshouses. Timber framed front on chamfered red brick sill, with roughcast red brick infill to exposed frame. Red brick rear wall. Steep machine made red tile roofs. Tall red brick pilastered chimneys. A near symmetrical long, 2-storeys, E plan block facing S. S front has 3 projecting gabled jettied wings with 2-storeys jettied and gabled rectangular bay windows and 3-light leaded mullioned casements. In wider RH part the set back is jettied with 2 minor and one central major gabled 2-storeys jettied similar rectangular bay window, hipped porches in the angles to boarded doors and gabled open timber porch to left of central major bay. In narrower LH part the set back has 2 similar bay windows with gabled porch between and hipped porches in the angles. Convincing timber frame with curved braces in projecting part. Balustraded gallery to E end.
Listing NGR: SP9238511074
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 355732
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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