Key Words :- works builders

Viewing the Site :- Adjacent to the public highway

Address :- Hartham Lane, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 1QW
Grid Ref :- TL 32441 12825
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.798397 , Long -0.080786
Local Authority :- East Hertfordshire District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Hertfordshire
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1268882,
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Site Dates :- 1908 -

Description and History of Site:-
Office headquarters of Ekins and Company Ltd, designed by James Farley, a director of the company, and completed 1908.

Built on the approach to the former Cowbridge Station (demolished c1980), the building takes its name from the Great Northern Railway which served Hertford from 1858.

It has been the headquarters of a local building contractor, Ekins & Co from construction, and remains so.

Further Reading and References:-
https://www.ekinsbuilders.co.uk/

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