Gates and Gate Piers at Briggens House Hotel 300 Metres North of House
GATES AND GATE PIERS AT BRIGGENS HOUSE HOTEL 300 METRES NORTH OF HOUSE, HARLOW ROAD (A414)
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1101977
- Date first listed:
- 19-Sept-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Gates and Gate Piers at Briggens House Hotel 300 Metres North of House
- Statutory Address:
- GATES AND GATE PIERS AT BRIGGENS HOUSE HOTEL 300 METRES NORTH OF HOUSE, HARLOW ROAD (A414)
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- Date:
- 2002-07-10
- Reference:
- IOE01/07758/10
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1101977
- Date first listed:
- 19-Sept-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Gates and Gate Piers at Briggens House Hotel 300 Metres North of House
- Statutory Address 1:
- GATES AND GATE PIERS AT BRIGGENS HOUSE HOTEL 300 METRES NORTH OF HOUSE, HARLOW ROAD (A414)
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:
- GATES AND GATE PIERS AT BRIGGENS HOUSE HOTEL 300 METRES NORTH OF HOUSE, HARLOW ROAD (A414)
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 41351 11490
Details
TL 41 SW HUNSDON HARLOW ROAD (A414) (south side)
2/25 Gates and Gate Piers at Briggens House - Hotel 300 metres N of house
GV II
Gates and gate piers. Early C19. Neo-classical cast iron gates and piers at entrance to North Drive at Briggens. A pair of gates with simple upright spears with heavy flanged heads set in a line and crossed bars in the lower part of each leaf. Tall openwork cast iron piers in the form of tapered square pylons on ball feet, a saltire with superimposed oval at top and bottom, stylized anthemion ornament up each face within a margin of rosettes, all topped by deep flat square caps. Similar side railings sweep down to lower terminal piers of cast iron of similar design to the higher piers. Early C19 cast iron gates of a distinguished Neo-classical design. Part of the setting of the mansion and of the group of historic buildings about it.
Listing NGR: TL4135111490
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 159962
- 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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