WAXHOUSE GATE

List Entry Summary

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

Location

WAXHOUSE GATE, HIGH STREET

The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

Legacy System Information

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Asset Groupings

This list entry does not comprise part of an Asset Grouping. Asset Groupings are not part of the official record but are added later for information.

List entry Description

Summary of Building

Legacy Record - This information may be included in the List Entry Details.

Reasons for Designation

Legacy Record - This information may be included in the List Entry Details.

History

Legacy Record - This information may be included in the List Entry Details.

Details

HIGH STREET 1. (South Side) 1582 Waxhouse Gate

TL 1407 SE 9/92 8.5.50.

II

2. Originally providing access on the north from the town to the Abbey, the Gate survives as an open passage through the ground floor of No 15 High Street (qv). At each end is an C18 round, stone archway; but the springing stones of earlier pointed arches are visible beneath these. RCHM VCH NMR

Listing NGR: TL1463507118

Selected Sources

Books and journals
Doubleday, AH, The Victoria History of the County of Hertford, (1914)
Other
Inventory of the Historical Monuments of Hertfordshire, (1910)

National Grid Reference: TL 14635 07118

Map

The above map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. For a copy of the full scale map, please see the attached PDF - 1103130 .pdf

The PDF will be generated from our live systems and may take a few minutes to download depending on how busy our servers are. We apologise for this delay.

This copy shows the entry on 21-Aug-2017 at 02:55:33.