SECOND ENCLOSURE AT DONCASTER RACE COURSE

SECOND ENCLOSURE AT DONCASTER RACE COURSE, LEGER WAY

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1151428
Date first listed:: 05-Sep-1988
List Entry Name:: SECOND ENCLOSURE AT DONCASTER RACE COURSE
Statutory Address:: SECOND ENCLOSURE AT DONCASTER RACE COURSE, LEGER WAY

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Date:: 2006-08-08
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1151428
Date first listed:: 05-Sep-1988
List Entry Name:: SECOND ENCLOSURE AT DONCASTER RACE COURSE
Statutory Address 1:: SECOND ENCLOSURE AT DONCASTER RACE COURSE, LEGER WAY

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:: SECOND ENCLOSURE AT DONCASTER RACE COURSE, LEGER WAY

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

District:: Doncaster (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SE 59481 03102

Details

TOWN OF DONCASTER LEGER WAY SE 50 SE (south side)

3/61 Second Enclosure at Doncaster Race Course II

Race course stand. 1881, extended 1901, with C20 restoration. Yellow brick with ashlar dressings and slate roof. Three storeys in height, approximately 12 bays, t rectangular in plan. Front elevation has central entrance through archway with moulded semi-circular arch on brick jambs, below panelled ashlar spandrels and plaque inscribed 'Charles Stockil Esq, Alderman, Chairman of the Race Committee 1881, extended 1901, Frederick Bightman, J B Chairman'. Plain ashlar parapet above. Slightly advanced to left is the original ground floor of the 1881 stand which has a 7 bay colonnade of paired Tuscan columns flanked by engaged columns to either end, supporting entablature with moulded cornice. Beyond to either end are advanced bays which have low semi-circular headed recesses with radiating voussoirs set in horizontally rusticated stonework, below deep entablature with plain band to base, plain frieze with swagged central panel and moulded cornice. Balustraded parapets over colonnade, plain parapets over end bays, all with plinths and moulded copings. Recessed behind the colonnade is a brick wall with 7 semi-circular headed openings, now all with C20 half-glazed doors below plain fanlights. To right of central archway projects 13 stone steps with plain metal railings to sides. To far right corner is the remains of a similar advanced bay as those to either end of the colonnade. Above and behind, the steps continue up until they reach the back wall flanked on either side by ramped brick walls with stone copings. Front of roof is supported by 7 iron columns with arched braces to top, similar columns to sides. Hipped roof with square vents flanking central square clock turret which has taper- ing base, clock faces to four sides and belled leaded roof topped by open ironwork ogee finial. Within the building to the left are a pair of semi-circular headed arches giving access to the steps. Rear elevation has 6 tall semi-circular headed windows through both ground and first floor of left-hand bays with lintels at first floor level, 3 6-pane sashes over with segmental brick arches and stone sills, each flanked to right by similar blind opening. 6 right-hand bays have tall sashes flanked by semi-circular doorcases to ground floor, 12-pane sashes to first floor; and 4 6-pane sashes above, all below flat brick arches. Listed partly for historic association, as racing has played an important role in the history of Doncaster, a C19 grandstand is also a rarity.

Listing NGR: SE5948103102

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Legacy System number:: 335057
Legacy System:: LBS

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