27 and 29 New Walk, and Provincial House, 37, New Walk

27 and 29, New Walk, Leicester, LE1 6TE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1074796
Date first listed:: 14-Mar-1975
List Entry Name:: 27 and 29 New Walk, and Provincial House, 37, New Walk
Statutory Address:: 27 and 29, New Walk, Leicester, LE1 6TE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1074796
Date first listed:: 14-Mar-1975
List Entry Name:: 27 and 29 New Walk, and Provincial House, 37, New Walk
Statutory Address 1:: 27 and 29, New Walk, Leicester, LE1 6TE
Statutory Address 2:: Provincial House, 37, New Walk, Leicester, LE1 6TE

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:: 27 and 29, New Walk, Leicester, LE1 6TE
Statutory Address:: Provincial House, 37, New Walk, Leicester, LE1 6TE

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 58998 03922

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 08/08/2018

SK 5803 9/82 SK 5903 9/82

NEW WALK (South west side) Nos 27 and 29 and No 37 (Provincial House)

(formerly included as Nos 27 to 45 (odd))

GV II Early C19 stuccoed terrace much altered, Nos 31 to 37 having been entirely rebuilt as one building with front in facimile. Three storeys and attic. Twenty windows (originally two-window houses). Rusticated ground floor, above first and second floor pilasters between windows, paired end pilasters, with moulded bases and capitals, supporting entablature with moulded frieze and cornice, parapet. Ground floor doorways of former No 30 converted to windows, Nos 27 and 29 with rectangular fanlights. Windows in moulded architraves, with cornices, and bracketed cills to first floor. Nos 27 and 29 sashes with glazing bars. No 37- windows all aluminium sashes with horizontal pivot windows to second floor. Slate roofs. No 37 has added mansard roof containing attic. Grade II for group value.

Nos 7 to 29 (odd) and No 37 (Provincial House) form a group.

Nos 1 3 and 5, New Walk Museum, Nos 47 to 58 to 64 (even) New Walk together with Nos 59 to 61 (odd) Princess Road West and No 1 West Street form a group around Museum Square.

Listing NGR: SK5899803922

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Legacy System number:: 188759
Legacy System:: LBS

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Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 26 Leicestershire,

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.