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Allenby, at Haileybury and Imperial Service College 200 Metres West North West of Quad

A Grade II Listed Building in Hertford Heath, Hertfordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7792 / 51°46'45"N

Longitude: -0.0368 / 0°2'12"W

OS Eastings: 535527

OS Northings: 210774

OS Grid: TL355107

Mapcode National: GBR KBZ.HHG

Mapcode Global: VHGPP.9JWX

Plus Code: 9C3XQXH7+M7

Entry Name: Allenby, at Haileybury and Imperial Service College 200 Metres West North West of Quad

Listing Date: 30 September 1983

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1341857

English Heritage Legacy ID: 355847

ID on this website: 101341857

Location: East Hertfordshire, SG13

County: Hertfordshire

District: East Hertfordshire

Town: East Hertfordshire

Civil Parish: Hertford Heath

Built-Up Area: Hertford Heath

Traditional County: Hertfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hertfordshire

Church of England Parish: Great Amwell with St Margaret's

Church of England Diocese: St.Albans

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Description


GREAT AMWELL LONDON ROAD TL 3510 (east side) Hertford Heath 14/10 Allenby, at Haileybury and Imperial Service College 200 metres west-north-west of Quad II

Boarding house for school. Built in 1868 for Mr. Rhoades as 'Highfield house': enlarged 1892: altered 1935: name changed 1937. Red brick banded with darker brick and moulded stone string course at plinth and upper-floor cill level. 2-storeys and attics, raised on a high base due to falling ground. Terrace at S. Steep red tiled roofs half-hipped. Hipped 2-light dormers with tile-hanging to sides. Segmental arches to windows, set back under flat 2-centred arches on 1st floor. Small-paned casement windows with transomes on 1st floor but deeper windows and French door on ground floor without glazing bars. Wing at SE corner has triple sash windows within similar arched openings. Original one and a half storeys picturesque gabled dormitory wing extends to W with entrance under tiled lean-to in the angle. Parellel later one and a half storeys W wing in bright red brick with deep cove to eaves of tiled roof with a row of hipped dormers. Large gable stack with moulded plinth offset carried round, and flanked by narrow flushbox sash windows under rubbed brick flat arches. (Blunt (1966) 12, 28).

Listing NGR: TL3552710774

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