THE LAURELS

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1078559
Date first listed:: 02-Oct-1954
List Entry Name:: THE LAURELS
Statutory Address:: THE LAURELS

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Date:: 2003-08-30
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1078559
Date first listed:: 02-Oct-1954
Date of most recent amendment:: 17-Mar-1987
List Entry Name:: THE LAURELS
Statutory Address 1:: THE LAURELS

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:: THE LAURELS

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Gloucestershire
District:: Forest of Dean (District Authority)
Parish:: Bromesberrow
National Grid Reference:: SO 74457 34146

Details

BROMSBERROW BROMSBERROW VILLAGE SO 73 SW

5/19 The Laurels (formerly listed as The Rectory)

2.10.54 II

Former rectory, now old people's home. Early C19. Flemish bond brickwork, slate roof. Three-window front, 3 storeys, 3 rooms deep, roof sloping down to low 2 storeys at rear. Front, plinth: slight recess in centre. Six-panel front door up 6 stone steps, bottom panels flush, centre fielded, top glazed. Moulded timber surround; rectangular ornamental fanlight: cast-iron open gabled porch, sloping down over steps, cast-iron columns at front, glazed roof. Tripartite sash window with rubbed brick arches each side. Brickwork painted below plain stone string course, extending first floor window sills. Three sash windows first floor, rubbed brick arches: semi-circular head to centre recess. Three 6-pane sashes top floor, rubbed brick arches: parapet eaves, plain stone coping. Brick gable chimneys projecting slightly from main fabric. Internally, Greek key decoration to pilasters flanking former opening between 2 rooms on right. Probably built about 1823 for Rev. Hill, previous resident rectors living at Bromsberrow Place (q.v.). (D. Verey, Gloucestershire, The Vale and the Forest of Dean, 1970; F.F. Rigby, To Our Lady of Bromsberrow, 1970)

Listing NGR: SO7445734146

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Legacy System number:: 125836
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Rigby, F F , To Our Lady of Bromsberrow, (1970)
Verey, D , The Buildings of England: Gloucestershire 2 The Vale and The Forest of Dean, (1970)

Legal

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