Former Stables, Walls of Adjoining Walled Garden and Vaulted Alcove at Putteridge Bury
FORMER STABLES, WALLS OF ADJOINING WALLED GARDEN AND VAULTED ALCOVE AT PUTTERIDGE BURY, HITCHIN ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1103207
- Date first listed:
- 24-Oct-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Former Stables, Walls of Adjoining Walled Garden and Vaulted Alcove at Putteridge Bury
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER STABLES, WALLS OF ADJOINING WALLED GARDEN AND VAULTED ALCOVE AT PUTTERIDGE BURY, HITCHIN ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1103207
- Date first listed:
- 24-Oct-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Former Stables, Walls of Adjoining Walled Garden and Vaulted Alcove at Putteridge Bury
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER STABLES, WALLS OF ADJOINING WALLED GARDEN AND VAULTED ALCOVE AT PUTTERIDGE BURY, HITCHIN ROAD
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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:
- FORMER STABLES, WALLS OF ADJOINING WALLED GARDEN AND VAULTED ALCOVE AT PUTTERIDGE BURY, HITCHIN ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- North Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Offley
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 11822 24772
Details
OFFLEY HITCHIN ROAD TL 12 SW (East side) Luton
6/95 Former stables, walls of - adjoining walled garden and vaulted alcove at Putteridge Bury
GV II
Stables, walled garden and alcove. C18 or early C19, stables renovated c.1908 when house rebuilt by Ernest George and Alfred Yeates. Red brick in Flemish-bond, some stone copings, stone slab roofs, painted wooden clock turret. An irregular group of single-storey buildings to W of service block with steep stone slab roofs and red brick chimneys panelled with round headed recesses. Round-headed recessed windows to S part with shaped gable parapet on S and off-centre tall octagonal arcaded wooden turret with cubical clock stage and open octagonal arcaded cupola with bell and iron vane on top, all painted black and white. Large rectangular garden with 3M high walls rising to 4M at W end of N side. Central gate piers at W end. W wall extends to S and incorporates a semi-circular brick alcove with brick vaulted 4-centred hemi-cycle head and space for a seat. This section of wall forms the W end of a terrace walk and has stucco pilasters at each end rising higher than the stone coping. Small gateways with cast iron gates near its SE corner and in 2-bays open ironwork screen extending to S at this corner has square openwork cast iron pylons on stone bases linked to stone side parapets of a flight of steps.
Listing NGR: TL1182224772
Legacy
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- Legacy System number:
- 163105
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 21 Hertfordshire,
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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