Pumping House and Well House at Swithland Reservior Water Works
PUMPING HOUSE AND WELL HOUSE AT SWITHLAND RESERVIOR WATER WORKS, KINCHLEY LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1074617
- Date first listed:
- 15-Mar-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Pumping House and Well House at Swithland Reservior Water Works
- Statutory Address:
- PUMPING HOUSE AND WELL HOUSE AT SWITHLAND RESERVIOR WATER WORKS, KINCHLEY LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1074617
- Date first listed:
- 15-Mar-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Pumping House and Well House at Swithland Reservior Water Works
- Statutory Address 1:
- PUMPING HOUSE AND WELL HOUSE AT SWITHLAND RESERVIOR WATER WORKS, KINCHLEY 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:
- PUMPING HOUSE AND WELL HOUSE AT SWITHLAND RESERVIOR WATER WORKS, KINCHLEY LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Leicestershire
- District:
- Charnwood (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Quorn
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 55468 14721
Details
WOODHOUSE KINCHLEY LANE (West side) SK 51 SE ROTHLEY 4/179 Pumping House and Well House at Swithland Reservoir Water Works
GV II Pumping house and former well house of 1896. By Hawkesley of London. Red brick with elaborate stone dressings, bands, frieze, dentilled cornice, parapet and stone coped gables. Slate roof, part with cast-iron ridge flashing and ridge stack to rear. In Renaissance style with main range of tall 1 storey and stone banded basement with lower similar boiler house range to rear. Central gabled projection with doorway up parapetted flight of 13 stone steps. Elaborate stone door surround with banded half columns and pilasters, volutes, curved pediment with fanlight and 3 1-lights beneath, and a side light either side of 2 leaved door and overlight under a segmental arch. Dated A.D. 1896. Either side of central projection an 8/8 sash in basement and a tall stone mullioned window with rounded arch above. This is of 2 lights with toplights and fanlight in arch. Mullions formed of 2 half round columns. A pair of similar windows on each end with 8/8 sashes in basement (2 blank), and a 3-light window in gable. Between main windows on left end a stone tablet containing Leicester City crest. Windows on rear range of 2 or 3-light with double or triple rounded arch head within the stone lintel band. Left side rear gable has row of 5 similar open arches. From left side extends the square base of the truncated chimney whilst on right side extends a walled yard with large Vanbrughian corner piers containing small outhouses and capped with pyramid roofs. Flight of parapetted stone steps on both sides of rear range lead to higher level at rear. On rear of rear range a series of 4 arches, 2 altered to form 1, covered with glazed tiles leads to large bins for coal delivery. Close to rear a small square 1 storey and basement former well house, similarly Vanbrughian, and with pyramid roof and finial. Stone parapet. To front and left side 2 6/6 top opening windows. On right side flat topped covered entrance at basement level. 2 basement 1-light windows and flight of steps on rear. Complex stands in parklike setting with choice trees and shrubs. Group value with the other items at Swithland Reservoir Water Works.
Listing NGR: SK5546814721
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 189237
- 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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