High Cross House and Adjoining Outbuildings
HIGH CROSS HOUSE AND ADJOINING OUTBUILDINGS, WATLING STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1177985
- Date first listed:
- 13-May-1977
- List Entry Name:
- High Cross House and Adjoining Outbuildings
- Statutory Address:
- HIGH CROSS HOUSE AND ADJOINING OUTBUILDINGS, WATLING STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1177985
- Date first listed:
- 13-May-1977
- List Entry Name:
- High Cross House and Adjoining Outbuildings
- Statutory Address 1:
- HIGH CROSS HOUSE AND ADJOINING OUTBUILDINGS, WATLING STREET
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:
- HIGH CROSS HOUSE AND ADJOINING OUTBUILDINGS, WATLING STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Leicestershire
- District:
- Blaby (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Sharnford
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 47284 88651
Details
SHARNFORD WATLING STREET SP 48 NE (north east side)
5/45 High Cross House and adjoining 13.5.77 outbuildings
G.V. II
Farmhouse, now a house. Mid C18 with early C19 and C20 additions. Brick, partly rendered, with hipped plain tile roof. First floor band, single ridge, gable and external lateral brick stacks. 2 storeys, 5 bays. L-plan. South front has a central reeded pedimented wooden doorcase, C20, with a C18 half glazed door, flanked by single 12 pane glazing bar sashes. Above, 5 smaller glazing bar sashes. To the right, a single storey outbuilding with dentillated eaves and a ridge stack. West side has a central pair of glazed doors flanked to left by a C20 2 light casement and to right by a round headed sash. Above, 3 tall C19 2 light casements, that to the right being smaller. To the left, single and 2 storey additions with dentillated eaves and pantile roofs. C20 lean-to porch with casement and door. To its left, a gabled single storey wing with a C20 casement and a similar casement in the return angle. North gable has a 2 light casement and above it, a large square early C19 oriel with patterned glazing bars. Above again, a 2 light casements with segmental head. East side has in the return angle a hipped 2 storey addition and stair turret with an adjoining hipped C20 porch with a glazed door flanked by C20 casements. To the left a casement and beyond, a 2 light sliding sash, both with segmental heads. To the right, a C20 lean-to porch flanked to left by a 3 light sliding sash and beyond, a cross casement, both with segmental heads. To the right, a C20 casement. Above the porch, a C20 casement flanked to left by a casement with segmental head and beyond, a tall 2 light casement. To the right, 2 two light casements with segmental heads. The return angle has a casement with segmental head and above, a round headed fixed light. Adjoining outbuilding to east has a low barred opening flanked to left by a small casement and to right by a half glazed door.
Listing NGR: SP4728488651
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 189035
- 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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