78-84, HORNS MILL ROAD

78-84, HORNS MILL ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1268861
Date first listed:
11-Jan-1991
List Entry Name:
78-84, HORNS MILL ROAD
Statutory Address:
78-84, HORNS MILL ROAD

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Date:
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Reference:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1268861
Date first listed:
11-Jan-1991
List Entry Name:
78-84, HORNS MILL ROAD
Statutory Address 1:
78-84, HORNS MILL 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
78-84, HORNS MILL 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 32071 11489

Details

HERTFORD

TL3211 HORNS MILL ROAD
817-1/9/102 (East side)
11/01/91 Nos.78-84 (Even)

GV II

The Liberty of Brickendon Poor House, now converted to 4
cottages. c1820, converted mid-late C19 by S Adams (Bennett,
p.26). Yellow brick in Flemish Bond, left return rendered;
Welsh slate roof.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys with attic. 4 bays (3 at rear). 2-light
small-pane metal casement windows, or replacement 12-pane or
16-pane sashes, all in reveals with projecting sills and
gauged flat brick arches. Road elevation: bay 3 has later C19
6-panel door (top 2 panels glazed) in former window opening;
metal casements to left bay. Otherwise sashes, those to right
bay unhorned. 1st-floor windows of 3 right bays have raised
heads, segmental-arched. Boxed eaves. Two stacks to each gable
and one to rear, at bay 2. Right return, original entrance
elevation, has central 4-panel door (top 2 panels glazed)
below fanlight with radial glazing bars in stepped
round-arched surround; a metal casement window to first floor
and attic, in line; stepped eaves.
Attached on right a single-storey outhouse having board door
and 2-light 6-pane window to left return; board door to right
return; pantile roof; and gable stack.
Left return as right return, but the doorway a later C19
insertion (with late C20 door).
Rear has 2 original doorways with cambered arches, that on
left with board door, that on right converted to window and
another door inserted in former window opening between them; 2
other original window openings, and 3 above.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
(Bennett R: The Horns Mill: Hertford: 26).


Listing NGR: TL3207111489

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
461366
Legacy System:
LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Bennett, R, The Horns Mill Hertford, (1991), 26

Legal

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

Ordnance survey map of 78-84, HORNS MILL ROAD

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