Forecourt To County Hall Including Bas Relief Drum, Lamp Posts, Boundary Marker

The forecourt to County Hall in Hertford, designed in 1938-1939 by architects James and Bywaters with Rowland Pierce, includes external sculpture, lamp posts, gate piers, and a boundary marker. A bas relief cast-iron drum featuring the figure of Diana the Huntress, along with harts and hounds, stands on York stone paving next to the Members' car park outside the main entrance portico of County Hall. This drum was originally meant to be placed on a small round point aligned with the main doorway.

The lamp posts are purpose-designed, featuring bronze lanterns with conical copper tops, globe lamps, and bronze brackets. Six of these lamp posts are mounted on tapered concrete octagonal columns with plinths, likely manufactured by Concrete Utilities Ltd., known for pioneering concrete lamp posts.

The gateways to the Members' and Visitors' car parks are flanked by dwarf octagonal piers made of Portland stone with moulded caps. A Portland stone bolection moulded boundary curb runs from the Leahoe car park access on the west, past the Members' and Visitors' car parks, and along the Peg's Lane boundary, marked by steles at intervals, leading to where the car park meets the curved road. These features are significant components of County Hall.