Amberley

Amberley, Roe End Lane, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8AQ

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1348053
Date first listed:: 19-Mar-1987
List Entry Name:: Amberley
Statutory Address:: Amberley, Roe End Lane, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8AQ

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Date:: 2005-01-31
Reference:: IOE01/13832/25
Rights:: © Mr A. Gude. Source: Historic England Archive

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1348053
Date first listed:: 19-Mar-1987
List Entry Name:: Amberley
Statutory Address 1:: Amberley, Roe End Lane, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8AQ

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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:: Amberley, Roe End Lane, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8AQ

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

County:: Hertfordshire
District:: Dacorum (District Authority)
Parish:: Markyate
National Grid Reference:: TL 04918 15600

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 1 June 2021 to upate the name and address and to reformat the text to current standards.

TL 01 NW 1/189 MARKYATE ROE END LANE (north side) Amberley

(Formerly listed as Little Roe End Farm)

II House. Late C16/early C17, brick front early C18, east bay heightened to two storeys in brick and west bay and parallel rear range added in 1980s. Timber frame, cased with red brick and blue headers, red brick C20 work, steep old red tile roofs. Of three units, lobby-entry plan originally with large internal chimney at lower end of middle bay and cellar under west bay. Two storeys facing south. Five windows to first floor, three-light casements each with a small gable over. Three ground floor windows to east of porch. Four-light casement windows with segmental arches. The middle two bays of the south front have C18 brickwork. Gabled C20 porch at west. Interior has jowled posts, heavy timber rails in walls, cross-beams, cambered tie-beams. Former rear stair tower replaced by rear range. Two storeys block to south west not of special interest.

Listing NGR: TL0491815600

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

Legacy System number:: 157968
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.