Abbey Gate House
ABBEY GATE HOUSE, 4, ABBEY MILL LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1347098
- Date first listed:
- 27-Aug-1971
- List Entry Name:
- Abbey Gate House
- Statutory Address:
- ABBEY GATE HOUSE, 4, ABBEY MILL LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1347098
- Date first listed:
- 27-Aug-1971
- List Entry Name:
- Abbey Gate House
- Statutory Address 1:
- ABBEY GATE HOUSE, 4, ABBEY MILL 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:
- ABBEY GATE HOUSE, 4, ABBEY MILL LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- St. Albans (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 14348 07069
Details
1. 1582 ABBEY MILL LANE (West Side)
No 4 (Abbey Gate House) TL 1407 SW 8/160
II
2. C19 early, stuccoed villa of 3 storeys and 3 windows, with alterations. Low pitched, hipped, slate roof with deep eaves soffit. Sash windows with glazing bars on 1st and 2nd floors, those on the right 2-light. Bands at 2nd floor level and at 1st floor cills. Plain reveals to 2nd floor windows; those on 1st floor have moulded architrave, frieze and cornice. Plain reveal to replaced, left hand, ground floor window. Right hand window a modern, canted bay. Projecting central porch with pilasters and cornice and round arched door with radial fanlight. Panelled reveals to inner door with reeded cornice head and patterned fanlight. Stuccoed plinth. AM.
Listing NGR: TL1434807069
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 163208
- 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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