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Bardwell Court, ST. ALBANS, AL1 1RH

Despite its antique appearance this is not a listed building.

Late 19th Century house in Belmont Hill.

C16 timber framed building with overhanging upper storey, much altered and extended. Grade II listed. The pub name is currently only displayed on a small notice in one of the windows.

Early 20th Century houses in Belmont Hill.

A grade II listed cottage dating from the 16th century. For listing particulars see www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1103058.

The old route into St Albans from London, as a continuation of Old London Road, until the building of the current London Road by Thomas Telford in the late 18th century. All the buildings on the north side of the road are either grade II listed or locally listed, reflecting its historic importance and its preservation as a medieval route. The first two buildings in this photo are locally listed, beyond is the late 15th century/early 16th century Goat Inn which although originally a house has been a pub since at least 1587 (and once reputed to be the oldest brothel in St Albans). Given its position on the main coaching route, it served as a coaching inn, and in the late 18th/early 19th centuries it boasted the largest amount of stabling in St Albans. It is grade II listed - for listing particulars see www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1295865.

A former chapel in Sopwell Lane dating from the late 18th/early 19th century. It was originally a Primitive Methodist Church and subsequently used by the Baptists as a Mission Room for Dagnall Street Baptist Church (see Image), and was marked as a Mission Hall on large scale maps from 1880 to 1924. It was subsequently used from 1934 to 2003 by the St Albans City Band as its rehearsal rooms. It has recently been restored as a house, named The Old Band Hall, in recognition of its former use. Locally listed.

Nos 53 & 55. C16 timber frame house. 2 storeys, 3 windows. High pitched, slightly swept tiled roof with chimney to left of centre. 1st floor overhanging with visible, close-set beam ends. Grade II listed.

On Sopwell Lane, it is a 16th century grade II listed building.

The old route into St Albans from London, as a continuation of Old London Road, until the building of the current London Road by Thomas Telford in the late 18th century. All the buildings on the north (right hand side here) side of the road are either grade II listed or locally listed, reflecting its historic importance and its preservation as a medieval route. In particular, no 53/55 (the white building with the projecting first floor) is grade II listed, dating from the 16th century - see www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1103060. In the background is the tower of St Albans Abbey.