The Saracens Head Public House
THE SARACENS HEAD PUBLIC HOUSE, 45, WARE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1268698
- Date first listed:
- 09-Sept-1996
- List Entry Name:
- The Saracens Head Public House
- Statutory Address:
- THE SARACENS HEAD PUBLIC HOUSE, 45, WARE ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1268698
- Date first listed:
- 09-Sept-1996
- List Entry Name:
- The Saracens Head Public House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE SARACENS HEAD PUBLIC HOUSE, 45, WARE ROAD
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:
- THE SARACENS HEAD PUBLIC HOUSE, 45, WARE ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- East Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hertford
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 33328 12857
Details
HERTFORD
TL3312NW WARE ROAD
817-1/18/237 (North side)
No.45
The Saracen's Head Public House
GV II
House, now public house. Mid C19, extended late C19. Yellow
stock brick, Flemish bond, ground floor orange-red glazed
brick, Flemish bond. Hipped Welsh slated roof, with yellow
brick chimneys with oversailing courses and cream terracotta
pots.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. First floor has 3 recessed 12-pane sash
windows beneath rubbed brick flat arches, on east elevation
facing Railway Place, 2 to Ware Road elevation. Ground floor
has late C19 flat roofed extension wrapping around corner in
red-orange glazed brick. This has moulded cornice, stone
coping, and ornamental cast-iron arcade headed plate glass
sash windows, stone lintels with chamfered arrises, C20 glazed
door and sidelight substituted right-hand side of Ware Road
elevation. Double and triple windows facing Railway Place.
Entrance on corner with half glazed door with margin glazing
and arcaded top bar, rectangular fanlight above, exposed
lintel.
Fascia has 2 modelled swags, flanking pilasters, moulded caps
and cornice and semicircular brick arcaded, stone coped upper
panel with a modelled and coloured 'Saracen's Head' against a
background of raised scrolled vines, leaves and grapes.
Cast-iron voluted finial above.
INTERIOR: 2 bars with simply detailed central servery, walls
with boarded dados. Upper floor not inspected.
HISTORICAL NOTE: north of the Ware Road was developed from the
1840s following the opening of the Eastern Counties Station at
the head of Railway Place. The 'Saracen's Head' was probably
built as a house, although it is shown as a public house on
the 1870s First Edition Ordnance Survey. The front extension
was probably built shortly after the 1898 updated map, the
last on which it does not appear.
Listing NGR: TL3332812857
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 461539
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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