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3, 5 and 7, French Row

A Grade II Listed Building in St Albans, Hertfordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7515 / 51°45'5"N

Longitude: -0.3405 / 0°20'25"W

OS Eastings: 514649

OS Northings: 207173

OS Grid: TL146071

Mapcode National: GBR H89.4QR

Mapcode Global: VHGPQ.17TM

Plus Code: 9C3XQM25+JQ

Entry Name: 3, 5 and 7, French Row

Listing Date: 27 August 1971

Last Amended: 11 June 2001

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1103116

English Heritage Legacy ID: 163281

ID on this website: 101103116

Location: St Albans, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3

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

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Description


TL1407 ST ALBANS FRENCH ROW
(West side)

1582/9/75 Nos. 3,5 and 7

27108/1975

GV II

C14 or early C15 range of buildings with considerable C17 addition at rear. 2-storeys and attic under high pitched, tiled roof with 2 cross gables at ends, projecting forward from walls. Deeply overhanging lst floor supported on arched brackets.
Left gable has attic and lst floor window over carriageway, the carriageway having close studding to right, and more open studding on raised ground cill to left. Central 2- storey section with almost continuous glazing on lst floor. Right gable has one lst floor window in slightly projecting box frame. All the windows replaced casements. Small shop fronts on ground floor. C17 house, adjoining at rear, has high pitched, hipped, swept, tiled roof, eaves cornice with square medallions and overhanging lst floor, supported at rear on grotesque carved bracket over fluted pilasters. Windows have transoms but modern glazing. In the inner wall of the rear building is a stone fireplace with Tudor arch suggesting a preceding building on the site. Long, gabled rear extension to rear of right bay. Nos. 3 and 5 occupy the ground floor, No.7 the upper floors, with access via door to left of No.9. No.7 also extends into the upper storey of No.9.
RCHM VCH NMR Nos 1 to 7 (odd) and No 9 form a group.


Listing NGR: TL1464907173

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