Marlborough Buildings is a Grade II listed building in the St Albans local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 May 1950. Almshouses. 22 related planning applications.

Marlborough Buildings

WRENN ID
crumbling-lancet-dew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
St Albans
Country
England
Date first listed
8 May 1950
Type
Almshouses
Source
Historic England listing

Description

HATFIELD ROAD 1. 1582 Marlborough Buildings

TL 1507 SW 10/28 8.5.50.

II

  1. 3 sides of an open courtyard of 2-storey almshouses in red brick, built by Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, in 1736. Facade restored 1850: interior unharmed. Deep eaves below steep tiled roofs with 10 tall brick stacks. Central 3 windows and the end facades of the wings are spanned by pediments, the central pediment enclosing the Marlborough arms carved in stone. The whole building on a low stone plinth and bound by a continuous stone band between floors. Transomed and mullioned windows have modern lead glazing in a fancy pattern. 11 windows and 9 windows along the central and each flank range respectively. 9 plain doors at intervals, in simple stone architraves with flat stone hoods. Central 3 windows dressed with stone. VCH, page 473.

Listing NGR: TL1506407433

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