261, HERTINGFORDBURY ROAD
261, HERTINGFORDBURY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1268894
- Date first listed:
- 12-Apr-1973
- List Entry Name:
- 261, HERTINGFORDBURY ROAD
- Statutory Address:
- 261, HERTINGFORDBURY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1268894
- Date first listed:
- 12-Apr-1973
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 09-Sept-1996
- List Entry Name:
- 261, HERTINGFORDBURY ROAD
- Statutory Address 1:
- 261, HERTINGFORDBURY 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:
- 261, HERTINGFORDBURY 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 30750 12058
Details
HERTFORD
TL3012SE HERTINGFORDBURY ROAD
817-1/23/325 (East side)
12/04/73 Hertingfordbury
No.261
(Formerly Listed as:
MAIN ROAD, Hertingfordbury
No.261)
GV II
House, used as infants' school in C19. C16 and C17, with C19
alterations. Timber-framed and plastered with masonry lining.
Old tiled roofs, with massive central 4 flue red brick chimney
(formerly with 4 octagonal shafts) rebuilt C19 above C17 base
with roll moulded brick cornice. 2 ranges separated by stack
and staircase, cross wing at right is earlier structure, and
the left-hand wing, with rear stair has created a lobby entry
arrangement, later rear catslide wing infilling alongside
stair.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. Front elevation has single 2-light small
paned wood casement window on ground floor at left, C20
3-light wood casement windows with divided glazing, first and
ground floor of cross wing at right; slightly recessed central
entrance with early C20 ledged and battened door in C19
surround and small casement window tucked under eaves above.
INTERIOR: ground floor right-hand room has longitudinal
chamfered beam with tongue stop, early C19 fire surround with
C20 grate, 4-panel doors, C19 joinery in sitting room.
Rear hall has C17 panelled cupboard in chimneybreast, early
C18 close string dogleg stair, barleysugar twist on urn
balusters, newel with ball finial and moulded handrail.
Access to bathroom, former back bedroom, from half landing.
First-floor attic bedroom on west has early C18 battened door
rehung on C20 hinges leading to lower level closet alongside
stack which has cupboard with butterfly hinges. Tie beams
visible in front bedroom in cross wing, cut to accommodate
early C20 casement window, C19 fire surround with paterae.
Roof rafters much renewed, particularly above cross wing.
(Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England): An
Inventory of the Historical Monuments of Hertfordshire:
London: 1910-: 114).
Listing NGR: TL3075012058
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 461357
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Inventory of the Historical Monuments of Hertfordshire, (1910)
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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