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107, St Peter's Street

A Grade II* Listed Building in St Albans, Hertfordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7558 / 51°45'20"N

Longitude: -0.3358 / 0°20'8"W

OS Eastings: 514962

OS Northings: 207654

OS Grid: TL149076

Mapcode National: GBR H83.ZWN

Mapcode Global: VHGPQ.449B

Plus Code: 9C3XQM47+8M

Entry Name: 107, St Peter's Street

Listing Date: 8 May 1950

Last Amended: 27 August 1971

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1103049

English Heritage Legacy ID: 163421

ID on this website: 101103049

Location: St Albans, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1

County: Hertfordshire

District: St. Albans

Electoral Ward/Division: St Peters

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: St Albans

Traditional County: Hertfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hertfordshire

Church of England Parish: St Albans St Peter

Church of England Diocese: St.Albans

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Description


ST PETER'S STREET 1. (West Side) 1582 No 107 (Formerly listed as the Electricity House) TL 1407 NE 4/24 8.5.50.

II* GV

2. Early C18 house of 3 storeys, 4 windows. High pitched, tiled roof with dormers. Brown brick with red and grey brick dressings, including panels of header courses. Wide, brick pilasters, with plain entablature, support moulded brick cornice at 2nd floor level. Smaller pilasters support narrow cornice above 2nd floor. Brick parapet with stone coping above, curving down in the centre. Brick plinth with traces of former basement windows. Gauged, flat, brick arches with white keystones to sash windows with glazing bars in near-flush, box frames. Carved wood doorcase with attached, Tuscan columns supporting frieze of alternate triglyphs and trophies with pediment over. 3 steps to modern door set in deep reveals of fielded panelling. Inside, a wide staircase with turned balusters and cut string. Panelled dado to staircase wall. The house was built by Edward Strong (chief mason under Sir Christopher Wren at St Paul's Cathedral) for his own use. VCH NMR 2-storey modern extensions at either side. Nos 97 to 107 (odd) form a group.

Listing NGR: TL1496207654

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