WATFORD PLACE

Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building

Grade:: II

List Entry Number:: 1101103

Date first listed:: 26-Aug-1952

Statutory Address:: WATFORD PLACE, 27, KING STREET

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Location

Statutory Address:: WATFORD PLACE, 27, KING STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Hertfordshire

District:: Watford (District Authority)

National Grid Reference:: TQ 11093 96140

Details

1. 5259 KING STREET

No 27 (Watford Place) TQ 1196 SW 10/63 26.8.52

II

2. Large stucco faced house of circa 1797, altered circa 1822. Two storey centre, one storey wings. Parapets. Slate roofs. Centre originally 3-storeys. Five window range, square headed windows above, long round headed windows below. Glazing bar sashes. Cornice, platband between floors and moulded ground floor sill band over basement. Central 3 bay porch, 4 Ionic columns with entablature. Curving side walls with round arched openings. Wide steps up. Wings 2 windows each with cornice carried around from centre block platband. Blank arched basement openings. Garden front similar, but without porch, basement and ground floor windows set in arched recesses and simple architrave surrounds applied to 1st floor windows with flat cornices over. Inside: central staircase hall with palmette balusters to stair and landing. Coved ceiling with plaster decoration. Good cornices and fireplaces.

Listing NGR: TQ1109396140

Legacy

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Legacy System number:: 158199

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.

End of official listing

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