Freeford House
Freeford House, Tamworth Road
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1194900
- Date first listed:
- 17-Jun-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Freeford House
- Statutory Address:
- Freeford House, Tamworth Road
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1194900
- Date first listed:
- 17-Jun-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Freeford House
- Statutory Address 1:
- Freeford House, Tamworth Road
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:
- Freeford House, Tamworth Road
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Staffordshire
- District:
- Lichfield (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Lichfield
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 13189 08351
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Enhancement on 15 November 2022 to amend the description, remove superfluous source details from text and to reformat the text to current standards
SK10NW
1094-1/3/240
LICHFIELD
Freeford
TAMWORTH ROAD (south side)
Freeford House
II
House. C16 or early C17 with early C18 main range. Brick and timber-frame; tile roofs with brick stacks. L-plan; gable facing, front to left. Two storeys; four window range. Brick platt bands, top cornice and coped gables. Entrance to right of centre has panelled doorcase and six-panel door. Segmental-headed windows have brick sills and two-light casements.Large stack to rear of ridge. Right return has windows with two-light casements, and three-light casement to attic; wing has dressed stone plinth to square framing with brick infill; two-light casement to each floor; two stacks. Rear has gabled stair wing with tall casement window. The site of leprosy hospital of St Leonard, established by mid C13, abandoned c1496.
Listing NGR: SK1318908351
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 382746
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Stafford, (1990), 256
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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