Eresby House

ERESBY HOUSE, MAIN ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1146687
Date first listed:
28-Oct-1987
List Entry Name:
Eresby House
Statutory Address:
ERESBY HOUSE, MAIN ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1146687
Date first listed:
28-Oct-1987
List Entry Name:
Eresby House
Statutory Address 1:
ERESBY HOUSE, MAIN ROAD

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.

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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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
ERESBY HOUSE, MAIN ROAD

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

County:
Lincolnshire
District:
East Lindsey (District Authority)
Parish:
Spilsby
National Grid Reference:
TF 39542 65179

Details

SPILSBY MAIN ROAD TF 36 NE (west side) 2/64 Eresby House G.V. II Originally a house, then converted to stables, now 2 houses. Early C17, altered to stables C18, reconverted to house late C19 with C20 alterations. Red brick, slate and pantile roofs, 3 C19 ridge stacks. H-plan. 2 storey with garrets, first floor band, gable bands, one C19 bargeboard, one dogtoothed eaves course. In the projecting gable ends are semi-circular headed recessed panels with chamfered brick surrounds. In the right hand one a C19 blocked arch to ground floor and a C18 oval pitching eye with brick segmental hood mould of a blocked window above. The centre bays have been refenestrated C20, but contain a C18 flat splayed brick carriage arch. The left hand projecting bay has a 3 light C19 casement to ground floor and a 2 light similar window to first floor. Late C19 left hand side front of 4 bays with plinth, moulded terracotta band and eaves course, and ashlar lintels. Off-centre C20 door in projecting brick surround with coped lead roof, with to left a single and to right a pair of C19 2 light casements. To first floor 4 similar windows. The right hand side front, with dogtooth eaves, rebuilt above C18, has 2 C19 segmental arched doorways with double planked doors, with to right a single similar doorway. Above 2 oval pitching eyes, set in C18 raised brick surrounds. The rear has C20 door and windows with evidence of earlier blocked openings. Eresby Hall was destroyed by fire in 1769. The manor of Eresby was held by the Willoughby family, also of Grimsthorpe Castle in the south of Lincolnshire.

Listing NGR: TF3954265179

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
196179
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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