WHEATHAMPSTEAD PLACE
Overview
Heritage Category: Listed Building
Grade: II
List Entry Number: 1103636
Date first listed: 19-Oct-1953
Date of most recent amendment: 27-Sep-1984
Statutory Address: WHEATHAMPSTEAD PLACE, STATION ROAD
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Location
Statutory Address: WHEATHAMPSTEAD PLACE, STATION ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
County: Hertfordshire
District: St. Albans (District Authority)
Parish: Wheathampstead
National Grid Reference: TL1778214198
Summary
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Reasons for Designation
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History
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Details
TL 1714
14/478
19.10.53
WHEATHAMPSTEAD
STATION ROAD
(east side)
WHEATHAMPSTEAD
Wheathampstead Place
(also known as Place Farm)
(formerly listed under High Street).
GV
II
Farmhouse. Late medieval hall house, formerly with cross wings
both ends. N wing demolished. S wing was heightened in the C16,
and a red brick wing added at rear in early-mid C17. Timber
frame. Plain tile roof. 2 storeys. Gabled S wing has close-
studded ground floor and similar 1st floor on the N side. C16
red brick to left ground floor. Upper floor has reused timber
frame. N elevation has large C17 external chimney stack and S
elevation 2 similar stacks. C19 and C20 glazing bar casements.
Rear elevation comprises 2 gable ends. C17 cross-bar stair
window with leaded casements. Door with ovolo-moulded oak frame.
Interior has a mid-late Cl7 dogleg staircase with plain slate
balusters. Door of same date to ground floor with moulded stiles
and mutins. C16 stone fireplace in hall. (Pevsner (1977)).
Listing NGR: TL1778214198
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
Legacy System number: 164027
Legacy System: LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Hertfordshire, (1977)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
End of official listing