The Former Royal Oak Public House and attached outbuilding

The Former Royal Oak Public House and attached outbuilding, London Road, SG4 7PG

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1307833
Date first listed:
08-Feb-1988
List Entry Name:
The Former Royal Oak Public House and attached outbuilding
Statutory Address:
The Former Royal Oak Public House and attached outbuilding, London Road, SG4 7PG
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1307833
Date first listed:
08-Feb-1988
List Entry Name:
The Former Royal Oak Public House and attached outbuilding
Statutory Address 1:
The Former Royal Oak Public House and attached outbuilding, London Road, SG4 7PG

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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Location

Statutory Address:
The Former Royal Oak Public House and attached outbuilding, London Road, SG4 7PG

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Hertfordshire
District:
North Hertfordshire (District Authority)
Parish:
Langley
National Grid Reference:
TL 19890 25332

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 26 September 2025 to update the Name and Address and reformat the text to current standards

TL 12 NE
2/71

LANGLEY
Chapelfoot
LONDON ROAD (West side)
Former Royal Oak P.H. and attached outbuilding

(Formerly listed as The Royal Oak P.H. and attached outbuilding)

II

Public house and attached outbuilding. Early C18, domestic part brick fronted in late C18/early C19. Timber frame dark weatherboarded, red brick front to South half. Steep old red tile roof continuous over both parts. A long two-storeys height block facing East, set back from road. Three-cells, two-storeys South part has entrance into heated South room. Later chimney and fireplace to formerly unheated North rooms of this part. East front has three three-light flush casement windows under eaves of brick fronted part, firemark between Right Hand pair, entrance a third from South by boarded door in heavy frame with pitched wooden hood on shaped brackets. A flat-topped canted bay window with divided casements on each side of door. Segmental headed sunk panel to Right Hand. Dark weatherboarded North part with door and upper window next South end. Weatherboarded rear to domestic part with three windows. North part has two stable doors at front and pitching door to hay-loft in upper part. Small tiled weatherboarded lean-to at North end.

Listing NGR: TL1989025332

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
162863
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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