Almshouse Almshouses is a Grade II listed building in the Hertsmere local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 April 1974. Almshouse. 1 related planning application.
Almshouse Almshouses
- WRENN ID
- turning-wattle-barley
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Hertsmere
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 April 1974
- Type
- Almshouse
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
TQ 1795 ELSTREE HIGH STREET (East side) Elstree
14/159 Nos. I and 2 Almshouses 30.4.74 (formerly listed as The Almshouses)
GV II
Group of 3 almshouses. c.1882-3, erected for Lord Aldenham. Brick, sham timber framing, tile hanging. Tiled roof. Asymmetrical Arts and Crafts Style. One storey. Nos. 1 and 2 have entrances to High Street towards centre under separate gables. No. 2 projects forward with entrance in side of timber recess. 4 centred heads to porch and to door to No. 1. No. 1 has a 3 light bay window to left, leaded lights, chamfered brick base. Similar window to right on No. 2. Moulded arched braces support slightly projecting rendered gables without original sham timber framing. Ridge of wing to right is higher. Ridge tiles. Rendered plinth. Right return has 2 gables, that to rear over entrance to No. 3. Stack to right of front gable has 2 diagonal shafts and oversailing courses. Similar features as at front. Left return: tile hung gable with external stack to rear, 2 diagonal shafts with oversailing courses, another similar stack to rear of No. 3. Includes No. 3 Almshouse, New Road. Included for group value. (Pevsner 1977).
Listing NGR: TQ1784895333
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