The Holmstead (including terrace formerly listed separately)
The Holmstead, North Mossley Hill Road
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1070587
- Date first listed:
- 14-Mar-1975
- List Entry Name:
- The Holmstead (including terrace formerly listed separately)
- Statutory Address:
- The Holmstead, North Mossley Hill Road
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1070587
- Date first listed:
- 14-Mar-1975
- List Entry Name:
- The Holmstead (including terrace formerly listed separately)
- Statutory Address 1:
- The Holmstead, North Mossley Hill Road
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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:
- The Holmstead, North Mossley Hill Road
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Liverpool (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 38865 87160
Details
This List entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 13/02/2018
SJ 3887
38/829
NORTH MOSSLEY HILL ROAD L18,
The Holmstead (including terrace formerly listed separately)
(Formerly listed as: St. Saviour's Convent (including terrace formerly listed separately))
14.03.75.
GV
II
House, convent when surveyed, c.1840s. Possibly Cunningham and Holme with additions of c.1870s. Stone with fishscale slate roof.
Two storeys. Four bays, irregular plan. Top corbelled cornice, gables have corbelled kneelers. First bay of one storey, with canted and hipped roof with clerestory, gargoyles to cornice. All windows are mullioned and transomed with cusped lower and upper lights. Third bay has canted bay window with embattled parapet. Second and third bays have first-floor cross windows in gabled half dormers.
End bay breaks forward; Tudor-arched entrance with carved spandrels and three-light overlight. Paired first floor windows with buttress between, pierced balcony and label mould. Top stage with chamfered angles has triangular oriel, richly carved cornice and pavilion roof with hipped roof to oriel and iron cresting. Right return projects and iron framed conservatory in angle, with canted end, pierced stone base and tracery heads to windows.
Interior has ornamented ceilings, brattishing to internal window architraves, doors with linenfold woodwork, some grisaille glass; drawing room with fine panelled ceiling. Terrace to right return and garden front has pierced balustrading and cast iron classical urns.
Listing NGR: SJ3886587160
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 359170
- 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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