WATFORD PLACE

WATFORD PLACE, 27, KING STREET

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1101103
Date first listed:: 26-Aug-1952
List Entry Name:: WATFORD PLACE
Statutory Address:: WATFORD PLACE, 27, KING STREET

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Date:: 2004-10-27
Reference:: IOE01/13439/01
Rights:: © Mr K W Newland. Source: Historic England Archive

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1101103
Date first listed:: 26-Aug-1952
List Entry Name:: WATFORD PLACE
Statutory Address 1:: WATFORD PLACE, 27, KING STREET

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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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)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
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

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Legacy System number:: 158199
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.