Mayflower Place Memorial Hall
MAYFLOWER PLACE MEMORIAL HALL, HERTINGFORDBURY HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1367443
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jun-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Mayflower Place Memorial Hall
- Statutory Address:
- MAYFLOWER PLACE MEMORIAL HALL, HERTINGFORDBURY HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1367443
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jun-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Mayflower Place Memorial Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- MAYFLOWER PLACE MEMORIAL HALL, HERTINGFORDBURY HILL
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:
- MAYFLOWER PLACE MEMORIAL HALL, HERTINGFORDBURY HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- East Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hertingfordbury
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 30340 11939
Details
HERTINGFORDBURY HERTINGFORDBURY HILL TL 31 SW (North side) Hertingfordbury 6/63 Mayflower Place - Memorial Hall - II
Village hall and caretaker's accommodation, now used as club rooms. 1910 for Countess Cowper of Panshanger (q.v.) in memory of 7th Earl Cowper, d.1905. Red brick with stone dressings. Tiled roofs. Jacobethan style. Large hall with lean-to aisle, 2 storey cross range to rear and caretaker's house to right. Front gable end of hall has a large 3 x 3 stone ovolo moulded mullion and transom window, leaded panes, hood mould, irregular stone window surround, similar detail to all windows. Above a carved stone plaque with Cowper arms on a double-headed eagle with motto 'TUUM EST' and date '1910' on projecting base, foliate ornament on cornice. At lower level a small 2 light mullioned window. Double plinth. Irregular stone quoining throughout. Cornice to coped gable parapet with ridge finial, on flattened ends of gable are diagonally set ashlar stacks with moulded cornices. Left return: full height projecting bay window towards rear of hall, 3 x 3 light window, coped gable with 3 finials. To right a 5 light mullioned window. Towards front a short gabled projection with a 2 light window, plank door to front. At rear end of hall a further projecting gabled block with a 2 light window. Cross range to rear projects slightly, outer gable end has two 6 light mullion and transom windows, ball finials to coped parapet. Right return of hall has a low brick stone coped wall across front of cement rendered and timber lean-to entrance passage. Double 8 panelled doors and 4 C20 3 light casements. Extending to right from rear end of hall is caretaker's accommodation. 4 bays. Ground floor: entrance to right of centre, glazed and panelled door, cornice to surround, flanking 2, 4 and 2 light mullioned windows, first floor 1, 2 and 3 light windows. Cross axial stack to left of centre with 3 diagonal shafts. Right gable end 3 light windows, coped and finialed gable end parapet. To rear: cross range has 4 light windows on ground floor, one cross glazed, one mullioned only, first floor 2 lights and a 3 x 2 light half dormer with a gabled head. Inner gable end internal stack with 4 diagonal shafts. At rear angle of hall and crosswing is a 2 storey gabled stair wing with a first floor 2 light casement. Triple shafted stack to rear of caretaker's range with a 1 storey wing. Interior: 5 bay hall roof has moulded braces in coving to tie beam roof, panelled dado, arcaded panelling on stair with ball finials to newels, first floor of cross range has linenfold panelling witha vine scroll frieze carved by Countess Cowper. (Kelly's Directory 1914).
Listing NGR: TL3034011939
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 356169
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Kellys Directory in Hertfordshire, (1914)
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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