Park Wall Facing School Lane and 2 Pairs of Gatepiers and Flanking Walls at Main Gate to Princess Helena College, Opposite Crunnell's Green
PARK WALL FACING SCHOOL LANE AND 2 PAIRS OF GATEPIERS AND FLANKING WALLS AT MAIN GATE TO PRINCESS HELENA COLLEGE, OPPOSITE CRUNNELL'S GREEN, SCHOOL LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1102432
- Date first listed:
- 08-Feb-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Park Wall Facing School Lane and 2 Pairs of Gatepiers and Flanking Walls at Main Gate to Princess Helena College, Opposite Crunnell's Green
- Statutory Address:
- PARK WALL FACING SCHOOL LANE AND 2 PAIRS OF GATEPIERS AND FLANKING WALLS AT MAIN GATE TO PRINCESS HELENA COLLEGE, OPPOSITE CRUNNELL'S GREEN, SCHOOL LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1102432
- Date first listed:
- 08-Feb-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Park Wall Facing School Lane and 2 Pairs of Gatepiers and Flanking Walls at Main Gate to Princess Helena College, Opposite Crunnell's Green
- Statutory Address 1:
- PARK WALL FACING SCHOOL LANE AND 2 PAIRS OF GATEPIERS AND FLANKING WALLS AT MAIN GATE TO PRINCESS HELENA COLLEGE, OPPOSITE CRUNNELL'S GREEN, SCHOOL LANE
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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:
- PARK WALL FACING SCHOOL LANE AND 2 PAIRS OF GATEPIERS AND FLANKING WALLS AT MAIN GATE TO PRINCESS HELENA COLLEGE, OPPOSITE CRUNNELL'S GREEN, SCHOOL LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- North Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Preston
- National Grid Reference:
- TL1819324563
Details
TL 1824
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PRESTON
SCHOOL LANE
(East side)
Park wall facing School Lane and 2 pairs of gatepiers and flanking walls at Main Gate to Princess Helena College, opposite Crunnell's Green
GV
II
Park wall and 2 pairs of gatepiers and flanking walls. Circa 1908 by
E.L. Lutyens as entrance to Temple Dinsley for H.G. Fenwick. Present
pair of iron gates after 1935 for Princess Helena College. Park wall
plum brick in English-bond with tile creasing to half-round coping
bricks above sloping scarcement. Lighter red bricks for angle of
semi-circular embayment to gates. Similar but narrower light red brick
and Portland stone dressings to gatepiers. Wall about 1.75M high
interrupted by 2 gateways asymmetrically placed in semi-circle.
Northerly gateway in use as main entrance to college. Other has field
gate and formerly led to farm buildings. 4 piers identical, about 5ft x
2.5ft x loft high with broader faces to front and rear. Each has a
squared stone plinth projecting slightly and is capped by an
overhanging stone moulded cornice with swept locking semi-
circular wide niche with moulded sill and apron, hemicycle gauged brick
and tile head. Keystone to arch and recessed spandrels. Brick check for
gate with hollow chamfered stone top. Both faces of all 4 piers the
same. Excellent brick craftsmanship.
Listing NGR: TL1819324563
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 162901
- 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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