Burrough's Almshouses
BURROUGH'S ALMSHOUSES, COOK'S LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1074697
- Date first listed:
- 11-Oct-1977
- List Entry Name:
- Burrough's Almshouses
- Statutory Address:
- BURROUGH'S ALMSHOUSES, COOK'S LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1074697
- Date first listed:
- 11-Oct-1977
- List Entry Name:
- Burrough's Almshouses
- Statutory Address 1:
- BURROUGH'S ALMSHOUSES, COOK'S 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:
- BURROUGH'S ALMSHOUSES, COOK'S LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Leicestershire
- District:
- Blaby (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Sapcote
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 48934 93179
Details
SAPCOTE COOK'S LANE SP 49 SE (north side)
3/31 Burrough's Alms- houses 11/10/77 II
4 almshouses. 1847 with additions and alterations c.1970. Erected at the charge of Thomas Frewen. Tudor Revival style. Random granite rubble and brick with ashlar dressings and slate roofs. Chamfered plinth, moulded coped parapet, coped gables with kneelers and finials, shouldered coped gabled dormers, 4 coped brick ridge stacks. 2 storeys, 5 bays. Symmetrical front has a projecting gabled central bay flanked by lower wings. Central triple plain lancet, and above it, a recessed panel inscribed 'The Rev. Stanley Burrough's Almshouses erected by Thomas Frewen esq of Brickwall, Sussex AD 1847'. Above again, a double lancet and above it, a panel containing a shield. Beyond, on either side, a chamfered 4 centred arched doorway flanked by single 2 light mullioned casements and beyond, a similar doorway. The windows have flat heads and the doorways weather-stripped plank doors. Beyond again, a single storey C20 brick addition. Above, on either side, 2 dormers each with a 2 light mullioned casement. Rear has a full width C20 lean-to addition with 4 doors and 7 casements.
Listing NGR: SP4893493179
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 189021
- 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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