17-43, RIDGE AVENUE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1174624
Date first listed:: 07-Sep-1979
List Entry Name:: 17-43, RIDGE AVENUE
Statutory Address:: 17-43, RIDGE AVENUE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1174624
Date first listed:: 07-Sep-1979
List Entry Name:: 17-43, RIDGE AVENUE
Statutory Address 1:: 17-43, RIDGE AVENUE

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: 17-43, RIDGE AVENUE

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

County:: Hertfordshire
District:: North Hertfordshire (District Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TL 22301 32683

Details

RIDGE AVENUE 1. 5255 Nos 17 to 43 (odd) TL 2232 9/96, 97, 98 and 99 II GV 2. 1912 by Bennett and Bidwell. Group of 4 terraces for workmen on standard plans developed for the Howard Cottage Society. Splayed outbuildings link plans and 59 with Nos 24 to 30 (even), and Nos 21 to 29 (odd) Hillshott (qv). One and a half storeys. One window each. Symmetrical facades variegated by juxtaposition of large and small gabled dormers. Tiled roofs with brown brick ridge stacks. Roughcast walls. Small dormers with weather-boarded gables. Two and three light casement windows with glazing bars and tile labels. Some large gables with labels extended as strings. Ground floor with 4-light bay windows with cornices. Recessed, segmental-arched doorways with tile labels and boarded doors. One storey linking ranges with gabled entrances flanked by segmental headed 3-light windows. Original colour scheme of cream walls and windows, and green doors, window cills and pipework retained. Included for group value.

Listing NGR: TL2230132683

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Legacy System number:: 161901
Legacy System:: LBS

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