Castle House

Castle House, 24, Castle Street, Leicester, LE1 5WN

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1074066
Date first listed:: 23-Feb-1955
List Entry Name:: Castle House
Statutory Address:: Castle House, 24, Castle Street, Leicester, LE1 5WN

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1074066
Date first listed:: 23-Feb-1955
List Entry Name:: Castle House
Statutory Address 1:: Castle House, 24, Castle Street, Leicester, LE1 5WN

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:: Castle House, 24, Castle Street, Leicester, LE1 5WN

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 58257 04222

Details

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

SK 5804 SW 2/19

CASTLE STREET No 24 (Castle House)

23.2.55 GV II Adjoins The Gate House. Late C18 two-storey red brick house with slate hipped roof. Three windows, right-hand side with two breaking forward. Sashes with glazing bars in exposed casing, flat brick arches. Stucco band, moulded eaves cornice and small parapet. Projecting brick inner porch with open outer porch with Tuscan columns supporting entablature. Modern door but with traceried fanlight. Side elevations two storeys, two windows, sashes with glazing bars.

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: SK5825704222

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Legacy System number:: 188593
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.