Niche Adjacent to Main Churchyard Gates

NICHE ADJACENT TO MAIN CHURCHYARD GATES, MAIN STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1188535
Date first listed:
22-Mar-1991
List Entry Name:
Niche Adjacent to Main Churchyard Gates
Statutory Address:
NICHE ADJACENT TO MAIN CHURCHYARD GATES, MAIN STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1188535
Date first listed:
22-Mar-1991
List Entry Name:
Niche Adjacent to Main Churchyard Gates
Statutory Address 1:
NICHE ADJACENT TO MAIN CHURCHYARD GATES, MAIN 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.

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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:
NICHE ADJACENT TO MAIN CHURCHYARD GATES, MAIN STREET

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

County:
Leicestershire
District:
Melton (District Authority)
Parish:
Hoby with Rotherby
National Grid Reference:
SK6690617329

Details

SK 6617-6717
19/467

HOBY WITH ROTHERBY
MAIN STREET
(North Side)
Hoby
Niche adjacent to main churchyard gates

GV
II

Garden feature. C17.
Red brick with limestone dressings, cemented roof.
Niche faces forecourt of present rectory (not included) and has round-headed
arch with moulded stone imposts and triple-stepped stone arch, wave-moulded
outermost, with console key block.
Its site was formerly a corner of the Old Rectory garden and is adjacent to
main entrance to churchyard

Listing NGR: SK6690617329

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
190226
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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