The Residence

Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

COUNTESTHORPE

SP59 NE THE DRIVE (West Side)

1/26 No . 5a (The Residence)

21.9.81

GV II

House, formerly one of the cottage homes built by the Leicester Poor Law Union in 1884. Architect I. Baradale. Brick with Welsh Slate roof. 3 irregular bays with left hand gabled bay projecting forward. 2 storeys. Irregular fenestration mixing 2, 3 and 4 light windows, mostly with mullions and transoms. Left hand gabled wing has painted plaster and timber above eaves level with wide overhanging eaves. Single storey porch built adjacent to this wing and the central bay of the house. Brick with deep gauged brick arch and hood mould above. Over the porch is a balcony with a brick parapet and carved stone coping. To the left of the porch an inscribed plaque states that "these cottage homes were built by the Leicester Board of Guardians A.D. 1884 E.B.

Pipes Chairman". It lists the 37 Vice-Chairmen, 7 of whom formed the Cottage Homes Committee as well as L.B. Chamberlain, Clerk, A.P. Higgs, Superintendent, and I. Baradale, Architect.

Listing NGR: SP5698495491

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/0056 IOE Records taken by Brian Arnold; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

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© Mr Brian Arnold. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project