Gate Piers,garden Gate and Frontage Wall at Nine Ashes Farm 45 Metres West of House

GATE PIERS,GARDEN GATE AND FRONTAGE WALL AT NINE ASHES FARM 45 METRES WEST OF HOUSE, ACORN STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1101283
Date first listed:
19-Sept-1984
List Entry Name:
Gate Piers,garden Gate and Frontage Wall at Nine Ashes Farm 45 Metres West of House
Statutory Address:
GATE PIERS,GARDEN GATE AND FRONTAGE WALL AT NINE ASHES FARM 45 METRES WEST OF HOUSE, ACORN STREET

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Date:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1101283
Date first listed:
19-Sept-1984
List Entry Name:
Gate Piers,garden Gate and Frontage Wall at Nine Ashes Farm 45 Metres West of House
Statutory Address 1:
GATE PIERS,GARDEN GATE AND FRONTAGE WALL AT NINE ASHES FARM 45 METRES WEST OF HOUSE, ACORN STREET

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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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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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
GATE PIERS,GARDEN GATE AND FRONTAGE WALL AT NINE ASHES FARM 45 METRES WEST OF HOUSE, ACORN STREET

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

County:
Hertfordshire
District:
East Hertfordshire (District Authority)
Parish:
Hunsdon
National Grid Reference:
TL 41658 13184

Details

TL 4113 HUNSDON ACORN STREET (east side)

8/7 Gate Piers, Garden Gate and Frontage - Wall at Nine Ashes Farm 45 metres W of house

GV II

Gate piers, garden gate and frontage wall. C18 gate piers and later C19 wrought iron gate set in late C16 frontage wall. 2 early C18 tall square brick piers flanking the farm entrance with stone caps and large balls. To right of righthand pier a later C19 wrought iron gate into the garden having running scroll design in flanking standards and scrollwork overthrow. Late C16 red brick wall with 2 offsets and upper part rebuilt. English bond brickwork with diaper of black headers. At S end sweeps up to join former walled garden occupied by Orchard House. a group of frontage structures of special interest in the history of Nine Ashes. Essential to the group at the farm and part of a roadside group with the C16 walled enclosure to Orchard House.

Listing NGR: TL4165813184

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
159928
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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