Tower at west end of former S D Strettons and Sons Limited Factory

Heritage House, 61, Southgates, Leicester, LE1 5RR

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1074065
Date first listed:: 14-Mar-1975
List Entry Name:: Tower at west end of former S D Strettons and Sons Limited Factory
Statutory Address:: Heritage House, 61, Southgates, Leicester, LE1 5RR

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1074065
Date first listed:: 14-Mar-1975
List Entry Name:: Tower at west end of former S D Strettons and Sons Limited Factory
Statutory Address 1:: Heritage House, 61, Southgates, Leicester, LE1 5RR

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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Location

Statutory Address:: Heritage House, 61, Southgates, Leicester, LE1 5RR

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

District:: City of Leicester (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SK 58335 04219

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 11/05/2018

SK 5804 SW 2/219

SOUTHGATES No 61, Heritage House Tower at west end of former S.D Strettons and Sons Ltd factory. (Formerly listed as Tower at west end of S.D Strettons and Sons Ltd Factory, Castle Street).

GV II 1890. Architect possibly Bedingfield. Tall red brick tower, rectangular on plan, rising one storey and attic above four storey and basement factory, and attached to factory. Octagonal corner turrets corbelled out with trefoil headed parelled sides and stone trefoil-headed windows, rising into steep-pitched chateau-style roof with pinnacles. Stone entrance feature with moulded three-central arch with carving over, side lights and stone mullion window over. Groups well with Church of St Mary-de-Castro.

All the listed buildings in Castle Street, Castle View and Castle Yard together with Skeffington House, the Iron Gates, Chantry House and Newarke Wall all in The Newarke form a group.

Listing NGR: SK5833504219

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Legacy System number:: 188591
Legacy System:: LBS

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