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href="/wiki/File:Gorhambury_House.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Gorhambury_House.jpg/290px-Gorhambury_House.jpg" decoding="async" width="290" height="217" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Gorhambury_House.jpg/435px-Gorhambury_House.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Gorhambury_House.jpg/580px-Gorhambury_House.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4200" data-file-height="3136" /></a><figcaption> The "new" <a href="/wiki/Gorhambury_House" title="Gorhambury House">Gorhambury House</a>, built in 1777–84</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:South_west_view_of_Gorhambury_9th_March,_1827_(BM_1922,0410.140).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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title="Hertfordshire">Hertfordshire</a>, England, is a ruined Elizabethan mansion, a leading and early example of the Elizabethan <a href="/wiki/Prodigy_house" title="Prodigy house">prodigy house</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Old_Gorhambury_House&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_old_house">The old house</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Old_Gorhambury_House&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: The old house"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>It was built in 1563–68 by <a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Bacon_(courtier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nicholas Bacon (courtier)">Sir Nicholas Bacon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lord_Keeper_of_the_Great_Seal" title="Lord Keeper of the Great Seal">Lord Keeper</a>, and was visited a number of times by <a href="/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_I_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen Elizabeth I of England">Queen Elizabeth I</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-English_Heritage_website_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-English_Heritage_website-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is a <a href="/wiki/Grade_I_listed" class="mw-redirect" title="Grade I listed">Grade I listed</a> building. <sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The house was built partly from bricks taken from the old <a href="/wiki/St_Albans_Abbey" class="mw-redirect" title="St Albans Abbey">Abbey</a> buildings at St Albans, then in process of demolition following the <a href="/wiki/Benedictine" class="mw-redirect" title="Benedictine">Benedictine</a> <a href="/wiki/Priory" title="Priory">priory</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_Monasteries" class="mw-redirect" title="Dissolution of the Monasteries">dissolution</a> some 25 years earlier.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was used as a residence by his youngest son, the <a href="/wiki/Polymath" title="Polymath">polymath</a> (<a href="/wiki/Scientist" title="Scientist">scientist</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philosopher" class="mw-redirect" title="Philosopher">philosopher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Politician" title="Politician">statesman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Essayist" class="mw-redirect" title="Essayist">essayist</a>) Sir <a href="/wiki/Francis_Bacon" title="Francis Bacon">Francis Bacon</a>, before being bequeathed by him to his former secretary, Sir <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Meautys" title="Thomas Meautys">Thomas Meautys</a>, who married Anne Bacon, the great-granddaughter of Sir Nicholas. </p><p>The estate passed in 1652 to Anne's second husband <a href="/wiki/Sir_Harbottle_Grimston,_2nd_Baronet" title="Sir Harbottle Grimston, 2nd Baronet">Sir Harbottle Grimston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Master_of_the_Rolls" title="Master of the Rolls">Master of the Rolls</a> and <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_House_of_Commons_(United_Kingdom)" title="Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)">Speaker</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Convention_Parliament_(1660)" title="Convention Parliament (1660)">Convention Parliament</a> of 1660. The estate is owned by the <a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Verulam" title="Earl of Verulam">Grimston</a> family to the present day, having been passed via Harbottle Grimston's son Samuel, who died childless in 1700, to his great-nephew William Luckyn, who in turn became the first Viscount Grimston in 1719.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The house fell into ruin after the construction of New Gorhambury House in the 18th century, but was retained as a feature within landscaped parkland. The surviving remains include a two-storey porch, chapel and clock tower. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_new_house">The new house</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Old_Gorhambury_House&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: The new house"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Gorhambury_House" title="Gorhambury House">Gorhambury House</a></div> <p>In the years 1777–84, the current <a href="/wiki/Palladian_architecture" title="Palladian architecture">Palladian</a>-style <b>Gorhambury House</b> was built nearby. Designed by Sir <a href="/wiki/Robert_Taylor_(architect)" title="Robert Taylor (architect)">Robert Taylor</a> and commissioned by <a href="/wiki/James_Bucknall_Grimston,_3rd_Viscount_Grimston" class="mw-redirect" title="James Bucknall Grimston, 3rd Viscount Grimston">James Bucknall Grimston, 3rd Viscount Grimston</a>, it replaced Old Gorhambury House. It remains the home of the <a href="/wiki/John_Grimston,_7th_Earl_of_Verulam" title="John Grimston, 7th Earl of Verulam">Earl of Verulam</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The current house is a member of <a href="/wiki/Historic_Houses" class="mw-redirect" title="Historic Houses">Historic Houses</a> and is open for tours at certain times.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Garden">Garden</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Old_Gorhambury_House&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Garden"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The mason and sculptor William Cure I, father of <a href="/wiki/Cornelius_Cure" title="Cornelius Cure">Cornelius Cure</a>, made and installed a fountain at Gorhambury in September 1568. At this time, Bacon was making improvements at <a href="/wiki/Redgrave,_Suffolk" title="Redgrave, Suffolk">Redgrave Hall</a>, where the masons who made the steps for the Gorhambury fountain were also employed.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The "pondyards", the remains of <a href="/wiki/Water_garden" title="Water garden">water garden</a> near the <a href="/wiki/River_Ver" title="River Ver">River Ver</a>, were scheduled in 2020 under the <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Monuments_and_Archaeological_Areas_Act_1979" title="Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979">Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The feature was laid out in the 17th century for Sir Francis Bacon, possibly adapting preexisting ponds. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Access">Access</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Old_Gorhambury_House&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Access"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The site is maintained by <a href="/wiki/English_Heritage" title="English Heritage">English Heritage</a> and is free to visit.<sup id="cite_ref-English_Heritage_website_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-English_Heritage_website-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Old_Gorhambury_House&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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<a href="/wiki/Hertfordshire" title="Hertfordshire">Hertfordshire</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Grade_I155" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Grade_I_listed_buildings_in_Hertfordshire" title="Grade I listed buildings in Hertfordshire">Grade I</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Broxbourne</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eleanor_cross" title="Eleanor cross">Eleanor Cross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wormleybury" title="Wormleybury">Wormleybury</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Dacorum</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/130%E2%80%93136_Piccotts_End" title="130–136 Piccotts End">130–136 Piccotts End</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashridge_Executive_Education" class="mw-redirect" title="Ashridge Executive Education">Ashridge Business School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechwood_Park_(mansion)" title="Beechwood Park (mansion)">Beechwood Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berkhamsted_School" title="Berkhamsted School">Berkhamsted School Old Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Mary%27s_Church,_Hemel_Hempstead" title="St Mary's Church, Hemel Hempstead">St Mary's Church, Hemel Hempstead</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">East Hertfordshire</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aston_Bury" title="Aston Bury">Aston Bury Manor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balls_Park" title="Balls Park">Balls Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benington_Castle" title="Benington Castle">Benington Castle (remains)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hertford_Castle" title="Hertford Castle">Hertford Castle Gatehouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunsdon_House" title="Hunsdon House">Hunsdon House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rye_House,_Hertfordshire" title="Rye House, Hertfordshire">Rye House Gatehouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott%27s_Grotto" title="Scott's Grotto">Scott's Grotto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shire_Hall,_Hertford" title="Shire Hall, Hertford">Shire Hall, Hertford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_James%27_Church,_Stanstead_Abbotts" title="St James' Church, Stanstead Abbotts">St James' Church, Stanstead Abbotts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Leonard%27s_Church,_Bengeo" title="St Leonard's Church, Bengeo">St Leonard's Church, Bengeo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Mary%27s_Church,_Ware" title="St Mary's Church, Ware">St Mary's Church, Ware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Mary_the_Virgin%27s_Church,_Little_Hormead" class="mw-redirect" title="St Mary the Virgin's Church, Little Hormead">St Mary the Virgin's Church, Little Hormead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waytemore_Castle" title="Waytemore Castle">Waytemore Castle (remains)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heath_Mount_School" title="Heath Mount School">Woodhall Park (Heath Mount School)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Hertsmere</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tyttenhanger_House" title="Tyttenhanger House">Tyttenhanger House</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">North Hertfordshire</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hitchin_Priory" title="Hitchin Priory">Hitchin Priory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holy_Trinity_Church,_Weston" title="Holy Trinity Church, Weston">Holy Trinity Church, Weston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_St_John_the_Baptist,_Royston,_Hertfordshire" title="Church of St John the Baptist, Royston, Hertfordshire">St John the Baptist's Church, Royston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_St_Katharine,_Ickleford" title="Church of St Katharine, Ickleford">St Katharine's Church, Ickleford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Mary%27s_Church,_Ashwell,_Hertfordshire" title="St Mary's Church, Ashwell, Hertfordshire">St Mary's Church, Ashwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_St_Mary_the_Virgin,_Baldock" title="Church of St Mary the Virgin, Baldock">St Mary's Church, Baldock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Mary%27s_Church,_Hitchin" title="St Mary's Church, Hitchin">St Mary's Church, Hitchin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_St_Mary_and_St_Thomas,_Knebworth" title="Church of St Mary and St Thomas, Knebworth">St Mary and St Thomas's Church, Knebworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royston_Cave" title="Royston Cave">Royston Cave</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">St Albans</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Clock_Tower,_St_Albans" title="Clock Tower, St Albans">Clock Tower</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Old Gorhambury House (remains)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rothamsted_Manor" title="Rothamsted Manor">Rothamsted Manor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Albans_Cathedral" title="St Albans Cathedral">St Albans Cathedral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Helen%27s_Church,_Wheathampstead" title="St Helen's Church, Wheathampstead">St Helen's Church, Wheathampstead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Mary%27s_Church,_Redbourn" title="St Mary's Church, Redbourn">St Mary's Church, Redbourn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Michael%27s_Church,_St_Albans" title="St Michael's Church, St Albans">St Michael's Church, St Albans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verulamium" title="Verulamium">Verulamium</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Stevenage</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rooks_Nest_House" title="Rooks Nest House">Rooks Nest House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Nicholas%27_Church,_Stevenage" title="St Nicholas' Church, Stevenage">St Nicholas' Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Three Rivers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Moor_Park_(house)" title="Moor Park (house)">Moor Park</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Watford</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Holy_Rood_Church,_Watford" title="Holy Rood Church, Watford">Holy Rood Church, Watford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Mary%27s_Church,_Watford" title="St Mary's Church, Watford">St Mary's Church, Watford</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Welwyn Hatfield</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brocket_Hall" title="Brocket Hall">Brocket Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hatfield_House" title="Hatfield House">Hatfield House/Old Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_St_Lawrence_Church,_Ayot_St_Lawrence" title="New St Lawrence Church, Ayot St Lawrence">New St Lawrence Church, Ayot St Lawrence</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Grade_II*155" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Grade_II*_listed_buildings_in_Hertfordshire" title="Grade II* listed buildings in Hertfordshire">Grade II*</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Grade_II*_listed_buildings_in_Broxbourne_(borough)" title="Grade II* listed buildings in Broxbourne (borough)">Broxbourne</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rawdon_House" title="Rawdon House">Rawdon House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theobalds_House" title="Theobalds House">Theobalds House</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Grade_II*_listed_buildings_in_Dacorum" title="Grade II* listed buildings in Dacorum">Dacorum</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/173,_High_Street,_Berkhamsted" title="173, High Street, Berkhamsted">173 High Street, Berkhamsted</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashlyns_Hall" title="Ashlyns Hall">Ashlyns Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bridgewater_Monument" title="Bridgewater Monument">Bridgewater Monument</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Bury,_Hemel_Hempstead" title="The Bury, Hemel Hempstead">The Bury, Hemel Hempstead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cell_Park" title="Cell Park">Cell Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dean_Incent%27s_House" title="Dean Incent's House">Dean Incent's House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaddesden_Place" title="Gaddesden Place">Gaddesden Place</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_Parsonage" title="Golden Parsonage">Golden Parsonage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Old_Bell,_Hemel_Hempstead" title="The Old Bell, Hemel Hempstead">The Old Bell, Hemel Hempstead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_St_Peter,_Great_Berkhamsted" title="Church of St Peter, Great Berkhamsted">St Peter's Church, Great Berkhamstead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tring_Park_Mansion" title="Tring Park Mansion">Tring Park Mansion</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Grade_II*_listed_buildings_in_East_Hertfordshire" title="Grade II* listed buildings in East Hertfordshire">East Hertfordshire</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/All_Nations_Christian_College" title="All Nations Christian College">All Nations Christian College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_Saints%27_Church,_Hertford" title="All Saints' Church, Hertford">All Saints' Church, Hertford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buntingford_almshouses" class="mw-redirect" title="Buntingford almshouses">Almshouses, Buntingford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bayfordbury" title="Bayfordbury">Bayfordbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Edmund%27s_College,_Ware" title="St Edmund's College, Ware">Chapel at St Edmund's College, Ware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_Hall,_Hertford" title="County Hall, Hertford">County Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cromer_Windmill,_Ardeley" title="Cromer Windmill, Ardeley">Cromer Windmill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fanhams_Hall" title="Fanhams Hall">Fanhams Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goldings_estate" title="Goldings estate">Goldings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haileybury_and_Imperial_Service_College" title="Haileybury and Imperial Service College">Haileybury and Imperial Service College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hare_Street_House" title="Hare Street House">Hare Street House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanbury_Manor" title="Hanbury Manor">Hanbury Manor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marden_Hill" title="Marden Hill">Marden Hill House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Much_Hadham_Palace" title="Much Hadham Palace">Much Hadham Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pishiobury" title="Pishiobury">Pishiobury Park Mansion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Andrew%27s_Church,_Buckland" title="St Andrew's Church, Buckland">St Andrew's Church, Buckland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stansted_Hall" title="Stansted Hall">Stansted Hall</a></li> <li><a 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Bury">St Paul's Walden Bury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_St_Vincent,_Newnham" title="Church of St Vincent, Newnham">St Vincent's Church, Newnham</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Grade_II*_listed_buildings_in_the_City_and_District_of_St_Albans" title="Grade II* listed buildings in the City and District of St Albans">St Albans</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/All_Saints_Pastoral_Centre" title="All Saints Pastoral Centre">All Saints Pastoral Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Albans_Town_Hall" title="St Albans Town Hall">St Albans Town Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorhambury_House" title="Gorhambury House">New Gorhambury House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redbournbury_Mill" title="Redbournbury Mill">Redbournbury Mill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Leonard%27s_Church,_Sandridge" title="St 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Hatfield</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ayot_House" class="mw-redirect" title="Ayot House">Ayot House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Digswell_Viaduct" title="Digswell Viaduct">Digswell Viaduct</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mill_Green_Museum" title="Mill Green Museum">Mill Green Museum and Mill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_St_Lawrence_Church,_Ayot_St_Lawrence" title="Old St Lawrence Church, Ayot St Lawrence">Old St Lawrence Church, Ayot St Lawrence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaw%27s_Corner" title="Shaw's Corner">Shaw's Corner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Templewood_Primary_School" title="Templewood Primary School">Templewood Primary School</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other boroughs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grade_II*_listed_buildings_in_Stevenage" title="Grade II* listed buildings in Stevenage">Stevenage</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Grade_II155" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Grade II</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Broxbourne</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Broxbourne_railway_station" title="Broxbourne railway station">Broxbourne railway station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheshunt_Great_House" title="Cheshunt Great House">Cheshunt Great House (remains)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Dacorum</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ashlyns_School" title="Ashlyns School">Ashlyns School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berkhamsted_Town_Hall" title="Berkhamsted Town Hall">Berkhamsted Town Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goldfield_Mill,_Tring" title="Goldfield Mill, Tring">Goldfield Mill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Green_Dragon,_Flaunden" title="The Green Dragon, Flaunden">The Green Dragon, Flaunden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inns_of_Court_War_Memorial" title="Inns of Court War Memorial">Inns of Court War Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Mansion,_Berkhamsted" title="The Mansion, Berkhamsted">The Mansion, Berkhamsted</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Town_Hall,_Hemel_Hempstead" title="Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead">Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pendley_Manor" title="Pendley Manor">Pendley Manor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Rex,_Berkhamsted" title="The Rex, Berkhamsted">Rex Cinema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rossway" title="Rossway">Rossway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shendish_Manor" title="Shendish Manor">Shendish Manor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stocks_House" title="Stocks House">Stocks House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_John%27s_Church,_Boxmoor" title="St John's Church, Boxmoor">St John's Church, Boxmoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tring_Market_House" title="Tring Market House">Tring Market House</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">East Hertfordshire</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/All_Saints%27_Church,_Hockerill" title="All Saints' Church, Hockerill">All Saints' Church, Hockerill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benson_Memorial_Church" title="Benson Memorial Church">Benson Memorial Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brent_Pelham_Windmill" title="Brent Pelham Windmill">Brent Pelham Windmill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buntingford_Manor_House" title="Buntingford Manor House">Buntingford Manor House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Button_Snap" title="Button Snap">Button Snap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christ_Church,_Ware" title="Christ Church, Ware">Christ Church, Ware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hertford_Museum" title="Hertford Museum">Hertford Museum Tooke House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hopper%27s_Hall" title="Hopper's Hall">Hopper's Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Horns,_Bull%27s_Green" title="The Horns, Bull's Green">The Horns, Bull's Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_Munden_Primary_School" title="Little Munden Primary School">Little Munden Primary School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panshanger" title="Panshanger">Panshanger orangery, conservatory and stables</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_House,_Buntingford" title="Red House, Buntingford">Red House, Buntingford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rowneybury_House" title="Rowneybury House">Rowneybury Cottage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_John%27s_Church,_Letty_Green" title="St John's Church, Letty Green">St John's Church, Letty Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Tilbury,_Datchworth" title="The Tilbury, Datchworth">The Tilbury, Datchworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_White_Horse,_Burnham_Green" title="The White Horse, Burnham Green">The White Horse, Burnham Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_White_Horse,_Hertford" title="The White Horse, Hertford">The White Horse, Hertford</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Hertsmere</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bhaktivedanta_Manor" title="Bhaktivedanta Manor">Bhaktivedanta Manor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Chequers,_Potters_Bar" title="The Chequers, Potters Bar">The Chequers, Potters Bar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duke_of_York,_Ganwick_Corner" title="Duke of York, Ganwick Corner">Duke of York, Potters Bar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dyrham_Park_Country_Club" title="Dyrham Park Country Club">Dyrham Park Country Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Green_Man,_Potters_Bar" title="The Green Man, Potters Bar">The Green Man, Potters Bar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ladbrooke_School" title="Ladbrooke School">Ladbrooke School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Lion,_Potters_Bar" title="The Lion, Potters Bar">The Lion, Potters Bar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakmere_House" title="Oakmere House">Oakmere House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potters_Bar_war_memorial" class="mw-redirect" title="Potters Bar war memorial">Potters Bar War Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shenley_Hall" title="Shenley Hall">Shenley Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manor_Lodge_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Manor Lodge School">Shenley Lodge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wall_Hall" title="Wall Hall">Wall Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_White_Hart,_South_Mimms" title="The White Hart, South Mimms">The White Hart, South Mimms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_White_Horse,_Potters_Bar" title="The White Horse, Potters Bar">The White Horse, Potters Bar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wyllyotts_Manor" title="Wyllyotts Manor">Wyllyotts Manor</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">North Hertfordshire</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ashwell_Bury" title="Ashwell Bury">Ashwell Bury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashwell_War_Memorial" title="Ashwell War Memorial">Ashwell War Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Breachwood_Green_Mill,_King%27s_Walden" title="Breachwood Green Mill, King's Walden">Breachwood Green Mill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Schools_Museum" title="British Schools Museum">British Schools Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hitchin_Town_Hall" title="Hitchin Town Hall">Hitchin Town Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howgills,_Letchworth_Garden_City" title="Howgills, Letchworth Garden City">Howgills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lannock_Mill,_Weston" title="Lannock Mill, Weston">Lannock Mill, Weston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Letchworth_Garden_City_railway_station" title="Letchworth Garden City railway station">Letchworth Garden City railway station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Letchworth_Town_Hall" title="Letchworth Town Hall">Letchworth Town Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lytton_Mausoleum" title="Lytton Mausoleum">Lytton Mausoleum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minsden_Chapel" title="Minsden Chapel">Minsden Chapel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Putteridge_Bury" title="Putteridge Bury">Putteridge Bury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_St_George,_Letchworth" title="Church of St George, Letchworth">St George's Church, Letchworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_St_Nicholas,_Norton" title="Church of St Nicholas, Norton">St Nicholas' Church, Norton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_St_Mary,_Letchworth" title="Church of St Mary, Letchworth">St Mary's Church, Letchworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stagenhoe" title="Stagenhoe">Stagenhoe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">St Albans</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Blue_Anchor,_St_Albans" title="The Blue Anchor, St Albans">The Blue Anchor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Boot,_St_Albans" title="The Boot, St Albans">The Boot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Childwickbury_Manor" title="Childwickbury Manor">Childwickbury Manor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Cock,_St_Albans" title="The Cock, St Albans">The Cock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colney_Heath_Mill" title="Colney Heath Mill">Colney Heath Mill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fleur_de_Lys,_St_Albans" title="Fleur de Lys, St Albans">Fleur de Lys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hare_and_Hounds,_St_Albans" title="Hare and Hounds, St Albans">Hare and Hounds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Lower_Red_Lion" title="The Lower Red Lion">The Lower Red Lion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Old_Kings_Arms" title="The Old Kings Arms">The Old Kings Arms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ye_Olde_Fighting_Cocks" title="Ye Olde Fighting Cocks">Ye Olde Fighting Cocks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Head,_Sandridge" title="The Queen's Head, Sandridge">The Queen's Head, Sandridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rose_and_Crown,_St_Albans" title="Rose and Crown, St Albans">Rose and Crown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Six_Bells" 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