73 High Street
73, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1348091
- Date first listed:
- 25-Oct-1977
- List Entry Name:
- 73 High Street
- Statutory Address:
- 73, HIGH STREET
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- Date:
- 2004-10-10
- Reference:
- IOE01/13320/01
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1348091
- Date first listed:
- 25-Oct-1977
- List Entry Name:
- 73 High Street
- Statutory Address 1:
- 73, HIGH STREET
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:
- 73, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- Watford (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 11077 96402
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 08/04/2014
TQ 1196 SW 10/47
5259
HIGH STREET (North-east side),
No 73
(Formerly listed as No 73 (The Midland Bank))
25.10.77
II
Circa 1905 bank. Single storey banking hall with offices to rear. A sophisticated Baroque Revival design achieving a monumental scale despite the actual size of the building and the narrowness of the site. The forebuilding is faced in horizontal grooved Portland ashlar. Triumphal arch entrance front of Roman Ionic engaged columns on pedestals and archivolt arched doorway. Richly carved festoons above the window and doorheads. Entablature with panelled parapet and central section of balustrading. Behind and with its front pediment lined up on the balustrade of the forebuilding's parapet, rises the centrepiece of the banking hall. This is built in stone, on a Greek cross plan with very shallow, pedimented breaks to each front and bulbous-based, lead clad, shallow saucer dome with vase finial. The exposed side elevation below the pedimented attic is faced in brick and has a stone architrave window with cartouche keystone and elongated shallow consoles supporting moulded cornice. Plain brick office range to rear with Portland stone coping to wall head carried through from Greek cross centrepiece.
Listing NGR: TQ1107796402
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 158174
- 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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