The Great House
THE GREAT HOUSE, 3, LONDON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1074169
- Date first listed:
- 29-Dec-1952
- List Entry Name:
- The Great House
- Statutory Address:
- THE GREAT HOUSE, 3, LONDON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1074169
- Date first listed:
- 29-Dec-1952
- List Entry Name:
- The Great House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE GREAT HOUSE, 3, LONDON 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:
- THE GREAT HOUSE, 3, LONDON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Leicestershire
- District:
- North West Leicestershire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Kegworth
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 48825 26614
Details
KEGWORTH LONDON ROAD SK 4826-4926 11/122 No 3 (The Great House) 29.12.52 II
House. Dated 1698 in tympanum over door. Built for the Sutton family. Partly refenestrated and internally remodelled early C19. Some C20 repair work. Chequer brick with stone dressings, hipped Swithland slate roof with tiled ridge and hips, brick chimneys. L-plan with stair projection in rear angle. 2 storeys and cellar; 3-bay front. Chamfered plinth of dressed stone, moulded stone band course at first floor level, moulded stone eaves cornice, chamfered stone quoins. Front has early C19 boxed 4-pane sashes with moulded stone sills and flush wedge lintels. 2-light cellar window with chamfered stone surrounds and mullions. Small round windows in moulded stone surrounds flank central door. Door is 6-panelled and has fine stone doorcase with bolection-moulded architrave pulvinated frieze and moulded semicircular pediment. Tympanum has raised stone lettering: 'RSM MDCXCVIII'. Door is approached by spreading flight of 5 semicircular stone steps, much restored C20. Left side of house, also of 3 bays, retains original raised stone window surrounds with beaded inner edges, moulded sills, and keyblocks. Outer windows are wider than narrow central lights. Most of these windows are blind and painted but ground floor of left bay has wooden cross casement, and first floor centre has C19 sash. Interior said to retain original fireplaces in cellar, Adam-style fireplaces to first floor, and re-sited C17 panelling (introduced C20) in ground floor room. Stair- case not original but in original position.
Listing NGR: SK4882526614
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 358169
- 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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