Remains Of Old Gorhambury is a Grade I listed building in the St Albans local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 1953. A C16 House, mansion, ruins.
Remains Of Old Gorhambury
- WRENN ID
- sunken-vestry-heron
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- St Albans
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 October 1953
- Type
- House, mansion, ruins
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
TL 10 NW ST MICHAEL BLUEHOUSE HILL (off) (north west side)
9/259 Remains of Old Gorhambury 19.10.53
GV I
Ruins of the mansion begun in 1563 by Sir Nicholas Bacon and extended in 1570s. Red brick and flint. Stone dressings. Porch and hall remain from the former 2-courtyard house, the entrance court formerly on S and service court on N. The 2-storey porch has good stone classical detail. 3-sided arched entrance on ground floor with flanking Doric columns. Enriched entablature. Tympana with roundels. Upper floor with square mullioned and transomed windows on E and W sides. Ionic columns. Dentilled cornice. Attic above with coat of arms. Hall to rear left retains tall mullioned and transomed window marking dais. Lateral stack to right. Visited by Queen Elizabeth I 1570, 1573, 1577. Scheduled Ancient Monument. (C.L. 16.12.33, Pevsner (1977)).
Listing NGR: TL1102907616
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