Temple House

TEMPLE HOUSE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1185637
Date first listed:
06-Dec-1947
List Entry Name:
Temple House
Statutory Address:
TEMPLE HOUSE
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1185637
Date first listed:
06-Dec-1947
List Entry Name:
Temple House
Statutory Address 1:
TEMPLE HOUSE

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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

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:
TEMPLE HOUSE

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

County:
Warwickshire
District:
Nuneaton and Bedworth (District Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
SP 32778 89731

Details

NUNEATON AND BEDWORTH

SP38NW

4/26

ARBURY PARK

Temple House

06/12/47

II

House. Said to have C15 origins incorporating the remains of a C15 hall, but very largely early/mid C19 with mid and late C20 alterations and additions. Front range of regular coursed sandstone; rear wings of pebbledash. Plain-tile roofs have coped gable parapets with moulded kneelers. Brick ridge stacks have C17 diagonally-set square shafts. U-plan with wings to rear. Two-storey cross-wing; main range of one storey and attic; three-window range.

Porch in angle has straight-headed doorway with hood mould, chamfered four-centred arch and studded and incised door. Two-light chamfered stone mullioned window; similar three-light late C20 window on right. Half-dormers have chamfered mullioned cross windows and gables. Broad shallow projection on right, possibly former external stack, has coped top. Cross-wing has four-light moulded mullioned windows with cusped arched lights, king mullion and hood mould. All windows have glazing bars. Gable has cross in relief and moulded finial. Two-storey one-window range set back on right is mainly C20, and has three-light casements. Left return side is mostly C20. Stone mullioned windows on right of three lights to ground floor and two lights above. C20 range has gabled slightly-projecting centre with French window. Three-light casements.

Interior: entrance hall has moulded stone fireplace. Straight-flight staircase has column-on-vase balusters.

This entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 20 June 2017.

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
308564
Legacy System:
LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Doubleday, AH, Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Warwick, (1947), 174

Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 42 Warwickshire,

Legal

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

Ordnance survey map of Temple House

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