Bushloe House (District Council Offices)
BUSHLOE HOUSE (DISTRICT COUNCIL OFFICES), STATION ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1073658
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Bushloe House (District Council Offices)
- Statutory Address:
- BUSHLOE HOUSE (DISTRICT COUNCIL OFFICES), STATION ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1073658
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Bushloe House (District Council Offices)
- Statutory Address 1:
- BUSHLOE HOUSE (DISTRICT COUNCIL OFFICES), STATION ROAD
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:
- BUSHLOE HOUSE (DISTRICT COUNCIL OFFICES), STATION ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Leicestershire
- District:
- Oadby and Wigston (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SP6008398772
Details
WIGSTON STATION ROAD (north side)
SP69 NW
4/24 Bushloe House
(District Council Offices)
II
Offices. Formerly dwelling.C.1850 greatly increased in size C.1880.Yellow
brick with Welsh slate roof. Principal block of 2½ storeys with squared
bay window to ground floor, tripartite sash with moulded stones jambs above
3 light ½ dormer above. Former doorway recessed in projecting left hand bay.
Lower right hand range, cement rendered with painted tuck pointing to match
cross wing,of 2 storeys and 2 bays with sash windows. Deep cornice below
overhanging eaves. Broken rooflines expressing other blocks to rear. Principal
interest of the building lies in the staircase hall: 3 flight open well stair
with enclosed string and octagonal balusters. Heavy octagonal newels with
rummified acorn finials (and pendants) ramped upstanding rail with roll
moulding. Coved planked lantern above with pierced roundel motifs above and
below, the lantern itself carried on huge carved brackets and battered with
diagonally planked and ribbed ceiling. Anthemion painted glass, extending the
theme of theme of the painted wall decoration. This is attributed to
Christopher Dresser, with frieze and dado on each level, first floor dado
becoming a mid-wall panel in the stairwell. Abstract sunflower and roundel
work with geometric patterning and chevrons to ground floor. Gothic arch
doorways with short corbels and inner shafts, and stilted hoodmoulds. Panelled
ceiling of upper landing of gallery also painted.
Listing NGR: SP6008398772
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 187571
- 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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