Verulamium
VERULAMIUM
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1103030
- Date first listed:
- 08-May-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Verulamium
- Statutory Address:
- VERULAMIUM
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- Date:
- 2001-06-30
- Reference:
- IOE01/04888/21
- Rights:
- © Mr Douglas Fairbank. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1103030
- Date first listed:
- 08-May-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Verulamium
- Statutory Address 1:
- VERULAMIUM
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:
- VERULAMIUM
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- St. Albans (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 13634 07286
Details
1. VERULAMIUM 1.582
2. Part of Guardianship Monument. The 3rd largest city and only municipium of Roman Britain, quarried by local builders until the C19. Much has been carefully excavated and covered up again to form playing fields. Mosaic floors and other works of art are displayed in the Museum. The parts now visible are sections of the city wall and gateways, and a mosaic floor, with hypocaust below, covered by a modern building in the centre of the fields. RCHN, VCH, NMR.
The individual parts where masonry is visible are listed as follows:
TL 1306 NW 11/29A 8.5.50
I
Fragment of wall at West of City at Verulamium.
TL 1306 NW 11/29B 8.5.50.
I
Fragment of wall at South West of City at verulamium.
TL 1306 NE 12/29C 8.5.50
1
Fragment of wall including Tower at Southern point at Verulamium.
TL 1306 NE 12/29D 8.5.50.
I
Long stretch of wall incorporating Tower and remains of Gateway along Southern Boundary at Verulamium.
TL 1306 NE 12/29E 8.5.50.
I
Fragment of wall on Eastern boundary at Verulamium.
TL 1306 NE 12/29F 8.5.50. I
Part of Roman House with mosaic floor and hypocaust, protected by modern building at Verulamium.
VERULAMIUM 1. 1582
TL1307 SE 7/29G
1
2. Corner of building which was in Forum of Roman City.
Listing NGR: TL1363407286
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 163467
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Doubleday, AH, The Victoria History of the County of Hertford, (1914)
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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