The Nunnery
THE NUNNERY, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1074176
- Date first listed:
- 07-Dec-1962
- List Entry Name:
- The Nunnery
- Statutory Address:
- THE NUNNERY, CHURCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1074176
- Date first listed:
- 07-Dec-1962
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 16-Jan-1989
- List Entry Name:
- The Nunnery
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE NUNNERY, CHURCH LANE
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 NUNNERY, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Leicestershire
- District:
- North West Leicestershire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Lockington-Hemington
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 45629 27825
Details
LOCKINGTON-HEMINGTON CHURCH LANE SK 4427-4527 9/141 (Hemington) The Nunnery (formerly 7.12.62 included with Hemington Hall) GV II*
Lodging and kitchens for Hemington Hall, converted into separate house 1976. Circa 1550 with 1976 alterations and extension. Dressed stone with C20 tiled roof and rebuilt stone chimney at right end. 2-storey range, formerly with 2 large rooms on each floor. Chamfered plinth. West front has 5 bays of 2-light windows with chamfered stone surrounds and mullions, 2 of the upper mullions replaced. Ground floor central window adapted to C20 French doors 1976. Other ground floor windows have casement cornices. To right of centre is a small garderobe projection with catslide roof, slit window to first floor, and blocked opening at base. Left gable end has truncated external chimney, and single- storey C20 extension of re-used brick with entry and projecting wing. This wing is built in the manner of a cart shed with brick piers between glazed bays and garage entries. Right gable of original block has very small arched window to drying kiln. Rear has central single lights to each floor, 2 glazed doorways with 4-centred stone heads, and wide blocked opening to left. To first floor right is a C20 window in blocked doorway to former external stairs. INTERIOR: ground floor has massive fireplaces. That at left end has wide depressed stone arch and relieving arch chamfered, and part restored C20. Traces of former oven opening to right. C20 doorway cut through rear wall of fireplace. Fireplace at right end has massive low timber lintel across entire width of building, chamfered over fireplace and doorway to drying kiln in south west corner. Kiln has domed roof with small blocked flue to main chimney, small window, and low blocked opening to main fireplace. Main fireplace has flue divided into two, and is now also divided by C20 brick piers. Floor beams are mostly original, with stopped chamfers. Upper storey has fireplace at left end with chamfered 4-centred stone arch and broach-stopped jambs. Original double purlin roof with tie-beam and collar trusses and small curved wind-braces. C20 partition walls and fittings have done very little to disturb original features.
Listing NGR: SK4562927825
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 358188
- 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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