Wynne's Almhouses
Wynne's Almhouses, 32-42, High Street
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1102110
- Date first listed:
- 08-Nov-1949
- List Entry Name:
- Wynne's Almhouses
- Statutory Address:
- Wynne's Almhouses, 32-42, High Street
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1102110
- Date first listed:
- 08-Nov-1949
- List Entry Name:
- Wynne's Almhouses
- Statutory Address 1:
- Wynne's Almhouses, 32-42, High Street
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:
- Wynne's Almhouses, 32-42, High Street
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- North Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 24562 33701
Details
TL 2433 NE
2/17
HIGH STREET (South West Side)
Nos 32 to 42 (even) (Wynne's Almhouses)
8.11.49
GV
II
Dated 1621 on stone tablet over entrance recording foundation of these almshouses by London merchant John Wynne. Red brick, stone dressed. Steeply pitched tiled roof with six gabled dormers and three tall chimneystacks with restored shafts, original footings of narrow bricks. One storey and attics, six mullioned triple light casement windows. Each dwelling has arched doorway in gabled closed porch. Bargeboards to gables of porches and dormers. Dripmoulds over windows. Imposts and keyblocks to doorways.
The Council Buildings, Nos 6, 6A, 8, 10, 10A, 12, 14, 14A, 14B, 14C, 16, 20, 24, 24A, 26, 32 to 42 (even), Gateway and Wall in front of Wynne's Almhouses. Nos 46, 46A and 48 to 52 (even) form a group.
Listing NGR: TL2456233701
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 161653
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Doubleday, AH, The Victoria History of the County of Hertford, (1902), 66
Other
Inventory of the Historical Monuments of Hertfordshire, (1910)
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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