Laughton Hills
LAUGHTON HILLS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1061470
- Date first listed:
- 01-May-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Laughton Hills
- Statutory Address:
- LAUGHTON HILLS
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/04381/09
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1061470
- Date first listed:
- 01-May-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Laughton Hills
- Statutory Address 1:
- LAUGHTON HILLS
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- LAUGHTON HILLS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Leicestershire
- District:
- Harborough (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Laughton
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 66303 87958
Details
SP 68 NE
4/29
1.5.86
LAUGHTON
LAUGHTON HILLS
Laughton Hills
GV
II
House. 1920 and 1935. C F A Voysey for William Taylor. Laboratory wing built
1920, main block in 1935 with Taylor making some alterations to Voysey's plans.
Roughcast rendered brick with stone dressings. Collyweston stone flagged roof
with 3 ridge stacks. Blue-grey brick plinth. North front: asymmetrical, 2
storeys, 9 irregular bays. Off centre 2-storey entrance porch with parapet,
arched doorway and 6-light stone mullioned window above. To left and right of
porch, ranges of mullioned 2-light and single light casements, on both storeys.
Flat roofed, parapeted wing to right with a 4-light mullioned casement in the
lower storey and a single light casement above. To left a flat roofed, parapeted
single storey laboratory and garage wing with glazed and lead covered cupola.
South elevation has ranges of 2-light, 3-light and 4-light casements on both
storeys, and an off-centre recessed entrance porch with 2 plank doors. Interior:
designed or inspired by Voysey. Principal staircase and gallery, with square
section newels and shaped and plain splat balusters, with moulded handrail. All
of locally grown oak. Vertical board dados, walnut panelling and panelled doors
with cast-iron door furniture. Window latches reputedly designed by William
Taylor. Art Deco semi-circular moulded plaster lampshades at cornice level in
many rooms. Brushed brick and tile chimneypiece. The site of the house was
chosen by Taylor in connection with his experimental designs for dimpled golf
balls. Original drawings by Voysey in the RIBA drawings collection.
Listing NGR: SP6630387958
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 191356
- 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.
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