The Old House
The Old House, 27, Leyton Road
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1295759
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jan-1954
- List Entry Name:
- The Old House
- Statutory Address:
- The Old House, 27, Leyton Road
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1295759
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jan-1954
- List Entry Name:
- The Old House
- Statutory Address 1:
- The Old House, 27, Leyton 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 Old House, 27, Leyton Road
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- St. Albans (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Harpenden Town
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 13498 13920
Details
TL 11 SW
5/65
HARPENDEN
LEYTON ROAD (west side)
No 27 (The Old House)
21.1.54
GV
II
House. Built in the late C16 as an inn. Late C17 and early C18 extensions. Circa 1840 block on the front left. Early part is timber frame, the framing exposed at rear. Roughcast. Bricknogging. Plain tile steep-pitched roof.
T-plan, the cross bar of the T with gable end to road and deeply jettied on the upper floor. Front ground and first floor with four- and three-light C18/19 leaded casements. Towards the rear of the main range is a large late C17 red brick chimney stack with square base and four octagonal shafts on stepped bases. Thin brick arrises between the shafts. Projecting from the centre of the north side of the range is a late C17 stair turret with original first floor casement band and below this a C17 mullioned and transomed leaded window. To the right of the stair turret there is a late C16 two-light mullioned casement on the ground floor. The front left extension is painted brick with slate roof. Rounded bay window on left side with three recessed sash windows on each floor. One 8/8-pane sash window above replacement door.
Internally, the main range is four equal bays. Wide inglenooks either side of brick stack, both with roll-moulded bressumers. Door arches on south side of stack have four-centre heads with carved spandrels. Wide-plank C16/17 doors. The hall was formerly on the west side of the stack. The upper floor rooms preserve original door arches cut into the tie beams, formerly a connecting corridor between the rooms. One C16 bay in centre of south side; C17 stack inserted in gable end. Beyond this is a three bay late C17/early C18 barn range with queen post roof. Formerly the Bull Inn. A well preserved example of an early inn.
Listing NGR: TL1349813920
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 163599
- 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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