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Verulam House
Verulam House — house in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- St Albans Abbey · 1.0 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Verulam House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "house in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.7540°, -0.3423°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Verulam House is located in Verulam Road, St Albans on the northwestern side between Church Crescent and Britton Avenue opposite College Street. It has previously been referred to as Diocesan House and also known as the Bishop's Palace. Named after a house built in central St Albans by Francis Bacon, it is of early nineteenth-century origin and is a Grade II Listed Building.
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Background
History
Originally built as a coaching inn known as ‘The Verulam Arms’ which opened in 1826 at the same time as Verulam Road which was then a new section of a super highway (post road) built by Thomas Telford (the 'Colossus of Roads') from London to the port of Holyhead. The new road bypassed a section of the town and the narrow main road northwest out of St Albans at the time: George Street, Romeland and Fishpool Street. In 1849, after the expansion of the railways and the subsequent decline in the stage/mail coach and carriage traffic for which St Albans depended upon for much of its prosperity, the inn was sold and its associated stables were demolished. Raphael died intestate shortly after…
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- Coordinates
- 51.7540, -0.3423
- County
- Hertfordshire
- District
- St Albans
- Parish
- St Albans, unparished area
- Postcode
- AL3 4DJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Albans
- Nearest railway station
- St Albans Abbey — 1 km
- Official site
- www.stalbans.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5278779 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Verulam House, St Albans (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Diocesan House Verulam Road St ALBANS Hertfordshire.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Verulam House?
- Verulam House is in Hertfordshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode AL3 4DJ), in the parish of St Albans, unparished area.
- Is Verulam House a listed building?
- Verulam House is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Verulam House a protected site?
- Yes — Verulam House is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Verulam House?
- The nearest railway station is St Albans Abbey, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode AL3 4DJ.