Manor House Galleries
Manor House Galleries, 26 and 27, Bancroft
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1347575
- Date first listed:
- 13-Apr-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Manor House Galleries
- Statutory Address:
- Manor House Galleries, 26 and 27, Bancroft
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1347575
- Date first listed:
- 13-Apr-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Manor House Galleries
- Statutory Address 1:
- Manor House Galleries, 26 and 27, Bancroft
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:
- Manor House Galleries, 26 and 27, Bancroft
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- North Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 18518 29417
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 30 September 2021 to reformat text to current standards
TL 1829 SE
4/14
BANCROFT (West Side)
Nos. 26 and 27 (Manor House Galleries)
13.4.51
GV
II*
(The Manor House Galleries' of Messrs Phillips). Fine house of circa 1700, In two sections, which abut yet are distinct. Both sections show careful restoration. (? the Southern section may be a later continuation of the design of the main, Northern, facade). Two storeys in red brick, with moulded brick modillioned cornice below a plain parapet, which partly masks the steep tiled roof (two leaded dormers in the Northern section).
Nine windows with curved heads, all in broad almost flush frames: those in ground floor have projecting brick keystones, running up into the string at first floor level; those in upper floor have plain brick aprons. Northern section (symmetrical five window facade) has a magnificent carved wooden porch, so tall and so splendid that it may well have been brought from some more imposing facade (possibly of late C17 rather than later).
Fluted Corinthian columns and pilasters, carved modillions, carved end rounded head enclosing a carved cartouche; the whole backed by rusticated woodwork, in which a round-headed recess contains the door of eight fielded panels (the lower half divided by diagonals into four triangular panels) beneath a carved semi-circular fanlight. Elliptically arched carriageway on left.
Nos 21 to 28 (consec) form a group.
Listing NGR: TL1851629426
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 161415
- 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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