Montagu House

MONTAGU HOUSE, 48, HIGH STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1210752
Date first listed:
24-Oct-1951
List Entry Name:
Montagu House
Statutory Address:
MONTAGU HOUSE, 48, HIGH STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1210752
Date first listed:
24-Oct-1951
List Entry Name:
Montagu House
Statutory Address 1:
MONTAGU HOUSE, 48, HIGH 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:
MONTAGU HOUSE, 48, HIGH STREET

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

County:
Cambridgeshire
District:
Huntingdonshire (District Authority)
Parish:
Kimbolton
National Grid Reference:
TL 09933 67802

Details

KIMBOLTON HIGH STREET TL 095675 (NORTH-EAST SIDE) 6/58 NO. 48 24.10.51 (MONTAGU HOUSE) GV II

Late C17 house with early C19 rendered facade. C17 rear wing and C19 addition in angle of two ranges. Two storeys with attics. Local red brick with rusticated stone quoins to street range; gault brick and timber-framed rear wing. Plain tiled roofs, with parapet, gable to south-east and reduced end stack. Original deep moulded eaves cornice with mullions. Three casement dormer windows, five first floor hung sash windows with glazing bars. Early C19 shop windows with blind, round headed fanlights and patterned glazing bars, flank central doorway with similar fanlight now sealed with later window. House door half-glazed, and small sash window to north-west, plank passage door to south-east. Interior has early C19 chimney pieces and staircase. Sealed inglenook hearth in rear wing. Fire insurance plaque on street facade. RCHM (Hunts) p173.

Listing NGR: TL0993367802

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Legacy System number:
395330
Legacy System:
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Sources

Books and journals
Inventory of Huntingdonshire, (1926), 173

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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