SOMERBY HOUSE

SOMERBY HOUSE, HIGH STREET

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1061247
Date first listed:: 30-Jun-1983
List Entry Name:: SOMERBY HOUSE
Statutory Address:: SOMERBY HOUSE, HIGH STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1061247
Date first listed:: 30-Jun-1983
List Entry Name:: SOMERBY HOUSE
Statutory Address 1:: SOMERBY HOUSE, HIGH STREET

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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: SOMERBY HOUSE, HIGH STREET

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

County:: Leicestershire
District:: Melton (District Authority)
Parish:: Somerby
National Grid Reference:: SK 78055 10496

Details

SK 71 SE SOMERBY HIGH STREET

(south side) 10/137 Somerby House 30/6/83 II

House. Early C17, altered early C19, refronted late C19, with additions 1910. Coursed and squared ironstone with limestone ashlar dressings and slate roofs. First and second floor bands, coped gables, 2 valley, 2 lateral and single gable coped stone stacks. 2 storeys plus attics, 4 bays. Double range plan. South garden front, 3 bays, has recessed centre flanked by single canted 2 storey wings, all with coped parapets. Central moulded ashlar doorcase with overlight and flat hood and fully glazed C20 door. Above it, a glazing bar sash with basket arched head, flanked by single small sashes. Beyond,each wing has a basket arched sash flanked by single smaller sashes, flanked again at the sdies by single basket arched sashes, on each floor. Above again, 3 gabled dormers with plain sashes. Beyond, to right, a set back parapeted bay with, to left, a glazing bar sash on each floor and to right, a C20 door. North side has a plain C19 door flanked to right by a small sash. Above, a large ogee headed glazing bar sash, flanked to left by a glazing bar sash, and to right by a late C19 canted oriel window. Beyond, to left, a late C19 2 storey set back addition with a casement and a glazing bar sash. Above, a glazing bar sash flanked by single smaller sashes. In the return angle, a canted parapeted bay window with 3 sashes with oval heads. Above, a glazing bar sash. Above again, a smaller sash. West end has a 2 storey canted balustraded addition, 1910, 2 bays, with a central splayed opening with central pier, containing a basket arched glazing bar sash and a door with overlight. Beyond, on each side, a basket arched triple glazing bar sash and beyond again, on each side, a similar single sash. Above, a double mullioned casement. Above again, left gable has a glazing bar sash. Right gable has a C19 canted bay window. Above it, 2 datestones, inscribed 'G P 1611' and 'CEH LFH 1910'.

Listing NGR: SK7805510496

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 189894
Legacy System:: LBS

Legal

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