Forecourt to County Hall Including Bas Relief Drum, Lamp Posts, Boundary Marker
FORECOURT TO COUNTY HALL INCLUDING BAS RELIEF DRUM, LAMP POSTS, BOUNDARY MARKER, PEGS LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1268808
- Date first listed:
- 09-Sept-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Forecourt to County Hall Including Bas Relief Drum, Lamp Posts, Boundary Marker
- Statutory Address:
- FORECOURT TO COUNTY HALL INCLUDING BAS RELIEF DRUM, LAMP POSTS, BOUNDARY MARKER, PEGS LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1268808
- Date first listed:
- 09-Sept-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Forecourt to County Hall Including Bas Relief Drum, Lamp Posts, Boundary Marker
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORECOURT TO COUNTY HALL INCLUDING BAS RELIEF DRUM, LAMP POSTS, BOUNDARY MARKER, PEGS LANE
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:
- FORECOURT TO COUNTY HALL INCLUDING BAS RELIEF DRUM, LAMP POSTS, BOUNDARY MARKER, PEGS LANE
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 32427 11935
Details
HERTFORD
TL3211NE PEG'S LANE
817-1/21/165 (North side)
Forecourt to County Hall including
bas relief drum, lamp posts,
boundary marker
GV II
External sculpture, lamp posts, gate piers and boundary curb.
1938-9. Designed for the County Hall (qv). Architects James
and Bywaters with Rowland Pierce. Bas relief cast-iron drum,
with figure of Diana the Huntress, harts and hounds stands on
York stone paving adjoining the Members' car park outside the
main entrance portico of County Hall: it was originally
intended to be placed on a small round point on axis with the
main doorway.
The lamp posts were purpose designed with bronze lanterns with
conical copper tops, globe lamps and bronze brackets. Similar
to those wall mounted on building but 6 are set on tapered
concrete octagonal columns with plinths, probably manufactured
at Ware by Concrete Utilities Ltd., pioneers of concrete lamp
posts.
The gateways to the Members' and Visitors' car parks are
flanked by dwarf Portland stone octagonal piers with moulded
caps; Portland stone bolection moulded boundary curb with
steles at intervals runs from the Leahoe car park access on
west, past the Members' and Visitors' car parks, and along the
Peg's Lane boundary to the point where the car park backs on
to the curved road.
These items are included as important elements of County Hall
(qv).
Listing NGR: TL3242711935
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 461439
- 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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