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Latitude: 51.7607 / 51°45'38"N
Longitude: -0.5648 / 0°33'53"W
OS Eastings: 499150
OS Northings: 207868
OS Grid: SP991078
Mapcode National: GBR F55.G23
Mapcode Global: VHFS4.508K
Plus Code: 9C3XQC6P+73
Entry Name: The Old Town Hall
Listing Date: 8 November 1972
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1078138
English Heritage Legacy ID: 355449
Also known as: Berkhamsted Town Hall
ID on this website: 101078138
Location: Berkhamsted, Dacorum, Hertfordshire, HP4
County: Hertfordshire
District: Dacorum
Civil Parish: Berkhamsted
Built-Up Area: Berkhamsted
Traditional County: Hertfordshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hertfordshire
Church of England Parish: Great Berkhamsted
Church of England Diocese: St.Albans
Tagged with: City hall Seat of local government
1.
839 HIGH STREET
(North Side)
No 196
(The Old Town Hall)
SP 9907 NW 1/45 8,11.72.
II
2.
1859. 2-storey building in Gothic style, with irregular fenestration.
Brick with diamond patterns, stone dressings Tiled roof of fairly high
pitch with 2 gables facing street and, at left, an octagonal turret with
spire, half projecting as a 1st floor oriel Tell chimney at left with
stone quoins and cornice. Stone eaves cornice, broken by oriel but running
across central gable. Oriel has a tall, square headed central light with
curvilinear tracery in upper part; and 2 shorter ogee-headed, cusped side
lights, In central bay three adjoining 2-light windows with cusped heads
under Tudor arches with continuous hood-moulds In right bay an oriel
window of three lights with curvilinear tracery, pointed arch and nodding
ogee hood mould. Moulded string at lst floor broken forward around the
oriels and rising to square arch with shield in centre over main doorway.
On ground floor three large pointed arched entrances, double chamfered
with hoodmoulds, the 1st and 3rd.divided by round shafts with foliated
caps. The first accommodates the base of the left oriel, the second holds
large double doors, the third, has central oculus with mouchettes. At extreme
right a smaller entrance with stilted, pointed arch and hoodmould. Round
clock on decorative iron bracket projects from central gable.
Listing NGR: SP9915007868
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