Biggin Almshouses is a Grade II* listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 April 1951. A Medieval Almshouses. 1 related planning application.

Biggin Almshouses

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Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
North Hertfordshire
Country
England
Date first listed
13 April 1951
Type
Almshouses
Period
Medieval
Source
Historic England listing

Description

  1. 5255 QUEEN STREET (North-West Side) Biggin Almhouses. (Formerly listed under Bancroft). TL 1828 NE 3/28 TL 1829 SE 4/28

II* 13.4.51.

  1. Early C17 almhouses built in four ranges of 2 storeys round a small open courtyard. Partly rebuilt in more modern brickwork; mich of the upper storey is plastered. Some old brickwork in tall chimney stacks. Steep tiled roofs with some louvred dormers. In the courtyard, a cloister is formed by a Small Tuscan colonnade along one side. Irregular fenestration windows of varying sizes, with leaded lights and generally with wooden mullions end occasionally transoms.

Listing NGR: TL1855129001

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