Latitude: 51.7488 / 51°44'55"N
Longitude: -0.3395 / 0°20'22"W
OS Eastings: 514728
OS Northings: 206867
OS Grid: TL147068
Mapcode National: GBR H89.BZ9
Mapcode Global: VHGPQ.29DR
Plus Code: 9C3XPMX6+G6
Entry Name: May Cottage
Listing Date: 27 August 1971
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1103058
English Heritage Legacy ID: 163443
ID on this website: 101103058
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: Abbey Parish of St Albans
Church of England Diocese: St.Albans
Tagged with: Cottage
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TL 1406 NE
14/112
SOPWELL LANE (South Side)
No 26
(May Cottage)
(Formerly listed as No 26 (Burleigh Cottage))
II
C16 timber framed building recently restored with used stock brick filling. Two storeys, two windows. High pitched, swept, tiled roof, continuing almost to ground level at rear. Tall, brick chimney stack. Close set studs on fist floor rest on exposed beam ends of overhanging upper floor, which is supported on three shouldered brackets. Wide set timbers with some horizontal rails on ground floor. Renewed casement windows.
New garage extension at left.
Listing NGR: TL1472806867
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