Sikh Community Centre
SIKH COMMUNITY CENTRE, 48, KINGS CLOSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1101111
- Date first listed:
- 07-Dec-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Sikh Community Centre
- Statutory Address:
- SIKH COMMUNITY CENTRE, 48, KINGS CLOSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1101111
- Date first listed:
- 07-Dec-1992
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 17-May-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Sikh Community Centre
- Statutory Address 1:
- SIKH COMMUNITY CENTRE, 48, KINGS CLOSE
- Statutory Address 2:
- SIKH COMMUNITY CENTRE, LADY'S CLOSE
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:
- SIKH COMMUNITY CENTRE, 48, KINGS CLOSE
- Statutory Address:
- SIKH COMMUNITY CENTRE, LADY'S CLOSE
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 11004 96140
Details
TQ 1096 SE & TQ 1196 SW LADY'S CLOSE
9/10000 Watford County
Court House
- II
Former County Court house. Circa 1858. Red brick facades in Flemish bond
and dressings of blue brick and Portland stone; side and rear
elevations stock brick. Roofs concealed by parapets. Red brick
stacks. Plan: Front range contains entrances, offices and main
stairs, with courtroom behind at centre and judge's chamber and
court clerk's room at back. Cells now in side entrance block to
south facing King Close. Classical style. Exterior: 2 storeys.
Symmetrical 1:2:1:2:1 bay west front to Lady's Close, centre and
end bays break forward. Stone modillion cornice and blocking
course and moulded stone band and plinth moulding. Ground floor
round arch windows and doorways with blue brick dressings, stone
voussoirs and imposts, the doorways in centre and end bays with
panelled pilasters and carved capitals and semi-circular
fanlights; panelled doors on right, the other doors blocked; sash
windows with margin panes on ground floor. First floor 12-pane
sashes in moulded brick architraves with small keystones and
stone cills, centre in moulded stone eared architrave with
panelled apron. Entrance block to King Close; 1 storey 3 bays,
central doorway similar to those at front, flanked by large round
arch windows with 2 stone arch lights with central colonette and
large keystones rising into brick dentilled stone cornice above
with blocking course and large Royal Arms at centre. Interior:
Courtroom has walls with large blind arcade, panelled doors with
moulded architraves and lantern concealed by C20 suspended
ceiling. Open-well main staircase with stick balusters and
mahogany handrail. Secondary stairs with wreathed handrail.
Jurors' room at front on first floor with console brackets
supporting ceiling beams.
Listing NGR: TQ1100496140
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 158223
- 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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