SYMINGTONS FACTORY

SYMINGTONS FACTORY, 11, CHURCH SQUARE

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1074442
Date first listed:: 18-Sep-1977
List Entry Name:: SYMINGTONS FACTORY
Statutory Address:: SYMINGTONS FACTORY, 11, CHURCH SQUARE

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Date:: 2002-08-11
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1074442
Date first listed:: 18-Sep-1977
List Entry Name:: SYMINGTONS FACTORY
Statutory Address 1:: SYMINGTONS FACTORY, 11, CHURCH SQUARE

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: SYMINGTONS FACTORY, 11, CHURCH SQUARE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Leicestershire
District:: Harborough (District Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SP 73406 87284

Details

CHURCH SQUARE 1. 5303 (East Side) No 11 (Symingtons Factory) SP 7387 1/6 II GV

2. 1884. Listed for that part including the frontage to Church Square, south of No 10 and extending east of this to include the facade along Adam and Eve Street. Red brick with slate roof. This building with its tower forms a landmark in association with the church spire in the town centre. North end of Church Square facade contains large square tower. Red brick with outer brick pilasters, eaves cornice and coped parapet. Truncated pyramidal roof terminates in domed cupola and is interrupted, near the top of the tower, by 4 louvred vents forming a continuous band on each facade. The roof curves out above this and is supported on arched brackets above the louvred panels. 5 storeys, top one has a band of 5 windows; below, 4-light window with mullions, transom and large round-arched light, with radial glazing bars, overall. 1st and 2nd floors have 3 sashes; ground floor advanced under penthouse roof, 5-light window with mullions. Angled corner section of 3 storeys 3 windows, eaves cornice and parapet rising in centre. Corner entrance. Facade to Adam and Eve Street of 4 storeys with eaves cornice and parapet. Centre large gable with window rank in round-arched recess, flanked by 2 windows to west (1st and 2nd floor now bricked up), and 2 pairs of windows to east. Flanking these, paired smaller gables, then 2 pairs of windows to east and 2 single ones to west. This facade terminated, at west end, by large gable similar to centre. All top windows below gables have round-arched top lights with radial glazing. Brick mullions to top storey windows, those between gables with flat arches, all others with segmental arches. The eastern part of No 11 and its tower in Church Square, are prominent features in many near and distant views of the town centre.

Listing NGR: SP7340687284

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Legacy System number:: 189626
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.