Nos 2-4, Market Place South and area railings
2-4, Market Place South, Leicester, LE1 5HB
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1184796
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jan-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Nos 2-4, Market Place South and area railings
- Statutory Address:
- 2-4, Market Place South, Leicester, LE1 5HB
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1184796
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jan-1950
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 14-Mar-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Nos 2-4, Market Place South and area railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- 2-4, Market Place South, Leicester, LE1 5HB
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:
- 2-4, Market Place South, Leicester, LE1 5HB
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 58711 04367
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 26/07/2018
SK 5804 SE
3/54
MARKET PLACE SOUTH
Nos 2-4 and area railings
(Formerly listed as County Fire Service and area railings to County Fire Service, previously listed as County Rooms, Hotel Street)
5.1.50
GV
II
Early C19. Stucco. Boldly rusticated quoins, bands and rusticated ground floor. Parapet. Heavy moulded eaves cornice. Three storeys. Three windows, moulded stone rectangular architraves, second floor have pediments and a round-headed arch with keystone over centre. All sashes with glazing bars, ground floor glazing bars missing. Left-hand six-fielded-panel door with rectangular fanlight with glazing bars. Large stuccoed end stack with cornice. Including heavy cast iron area railings.
Nos 2-4 and area railings form a group with the City Rooms and Extension, Hotel Street.
Listing NGR: SK5871104367
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 188729
- 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.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 04-Jul-2026 at 11:51:40.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.