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1, Holywell Hill

A Grade II Listed Building in St Albans, Hertfordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7505 / 51°45'1"N

Longitude: -0.3398 / 0°20'23"W

OS Eastings: 514704

OS Northings: 207065

OS Grid: TL147070

Mapcode National: GBR H89.BWG

Mapcode Global: VHGPQ.287C

Plus Code: 9C3XQM26+63

Entry Name: 1, Holywell Hill

Listing Date: 8 May 1950

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1296296

English Heritage Legacy ID: 163321

Also known as: Books On The Hill

ID on this website: 101296296

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

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Description


HOLYWELL HILL
1. (East Side)
1582
No 1

TL 1407 SE 9/99 8.5.50.

II GV


2.
Early C18 front to older house, probably of C17 early. From rear a
double, high pitched tiled roof with ridges at right-angles to road and
half-hipped gable ends. 3 tall chimney shafts set diagonally on central
stack. Old timber work in carriageway including a C17 carved, grotesque
figure as a bracket. There is a further, long, C17 rear extension with
weatherboarding on 1st floor. Red brick front, with a few bluish headers,
of 3 storeys, 6 windows. Brick pilasters with moulded capitals support
moulded, brick cornice at 2nd floor level. Brick parapet masks roof.
Gauged, flat brick arches to sash windows with glazing bars in near-flush
moulded frames, on 1st and 2nd floors. Ground floor has modern, but seemly,
shop window at left, modern door with side window in centre and arched
carriage entrance at right. .

Nos 1 to 25 (odd) form a group.


Listing NGR: TL1471007067

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