Cumberland House, Including Front Wall and Railings
CUMBERLAND HOUSE, INCLUDING FRONT WALL AND RAILINGS, LAMB LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1102901
- Date first listed:
- 19-Oct-1953
- List Entry Name:
- Cumberland House, Including Front Wall and Railings
- Statutory Address:
- CUMBERLAND HOUSE, INCLUDING FRONT WALL AND RAILINGS, LAMB LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1102901
- Date first listed:
- 19-Oct-1953
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 27-Sept-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Cumberland House, Including Front Wall and Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- CUMBERLAND HOUSE, INCLUDING FRONT WALL AND RAILINGS, LAMB LANE
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:
- CUMBERLAND HOUSE, INCLUDING FRONT WALL AND RAILINGS, LAMB LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- St. Albans (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Redbourn
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 10633 12266
Details
TL 1012 REDBOURN LAMB LANE (east side) REDBOURN COMMON
15/226 Cumberland House, including front wall and railings (formerly listed 19.10.53 under Redbourn Common)
GV II*
Suburban house, built as hunting lodge for the Duke of Cumberland in 1745. Red brick, partly vitrified. Slate hipped roof. Contemporary service wing on S side. 1974 recessed extension on N (not of special interest). Main block is 2 storeys with attics. Parapet and cornice band. 2:3:2 replacement sash windows. Gauged brick lintels. Centre projects slightly and has round-headed 1st floor window. Fielded panel door in fielded recess. Leaded fan. Fluted Roman Doric surround: three quarter columns; entablature with mutule cornice. 3 box sash dormers. Service wing is parapeted. 1-2 storeys. C19 flush sashes. 2 tall C18 stacks. Well preserved interior. Modillioned entrance hall with arch to rear central staircase. Ground floor N rooms with doorcases and fire surrounds, the rear room with unusual beamed ceiling. Staircase has 2 carved balusters per tread and carved scrolls-on string. 1st floor front rooms on N and S have very good Palladian 'pattern book' fireplaces.
Rear elevation is 4:1:3 windows. Central tetrastyle porch with slender Tuscan columns and doors each side.
On both sides of front of house is contemporary red brick wall and railings. Walls left and right have stone coping, the right wall curving down in front of service block. Terminal piers with carved stone finials. Wall continues on N for 10 metres in chequered red brick. Iron railings with spikes and vase finials. Single gate.
Listing NGR: TL1063312266
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 163766
- 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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