FLORES HOUSE
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1073313
- Date first listed:
- 08-May-1950
- Statutory Address:
- FLORES HOUSE, 34 AND 34A, HIGH STREET
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Location
- Statutory Address:
- FLORES HOUSE, 34 AND 34A, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Rutland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Oakham
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 86035 08742
Details
HIGH STREET
1.
1469
(South Side)
Nos 34 & 34A
(Flore's House)
SK 8608 6/45 8.5.50.
II*
2.
A mediaeval building, probably C13 or C14, much altered and now 2 houses.
East frontage at right angles to street contains a centre portion and a
gabled wing at either end. 2-storeys and attics. The gabled wing at the
north side has been much renovated and continues frontage to High Street. It
has a central gable and modern oriel. The building is of coursed stone with
cement-rendered gable. Tiled and slate roofs. East elevation contains main
entrance door under C14 moulded arch with dripstone and 2 windows with wood
mullions and transom. 3 modern dormers to upper storey. The wings are of
2-storeys, and that on the South side oversails in 3 stages, containing one
casement window on ground floor and one upper window with rectangular leaded
lights.
The North wing has 2 casement windows in upper storey, and a fine ground floor
window of 2-lights with bold mouldings and moulded mullion, springing from
heavy projecting cill.
Interior - has a C14 piscina with moulded bowl in the hall but no other
mediaeval feature is apparent, apart from the thickness of the walls.
Bibliography - M E Wood "13th century architecture in England". Supplement to
Volumn CV of "Architectural Journal" 1950. Hi.story - William Flore was
Controller of the Works of the Castle from 1373 to 1380 and Sheriff of Rutland.
His son Roger was 4 times elected Speaker of the House of Commons.
Listing NGR: SK8603508742
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 186475
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Wood, M E, 'Archaeological Journal Supplement' in Thirteenth Century Domestic Architecture in England, , Vol. 105, (1950)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
End of official listing
