Holly House

HOLLY HOUSE, 37, CHURCH STREET

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Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1213433
Date first listed:
31-Jan-1991
List Entry Name:
Holly House
Statutory Address:
HOLLY HOUSE, 37, CHURCH STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1213433
Date first listed:
31-Jan-1991
List Entry Name:
Holly House
Statutory Address 1:
HOLLY HOUSE, 37, CHURCH 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:
HOLLY HOUSE, 37, CHURCH STREET

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

District:
North Northamptonshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Broughton
National Grid Reference:
SP 83640 75849

Details

BROUGHTON CHURCH STREET SP 87 NW (north west side) 5/9 No 37 (Holly House) II Farmhouse, now a house. c 1680 and c 1700, with early and mid C19 alterations. Reroofed and altered, 1914. Coursed squared ironstone with limestone dressings and Welsh slate roofs. Coped gables with kneelers. 2 gable and single off-centre ridge coped stone stacks. 2 storeys, 4 bays, T-plan. South side has to left a 3-bay front with C19 4-panel door and overlight, flanked by single 3-light mullioned and transomed wood casements. All these openings have keystoned flat arches. Above the door a 2-light wooden casement flanked by single 3-light casements like those below. All these have wooden lintels. The service end, to right, has a C19 4-panel beaded door flanked to right by an ovolo mullioned leaded casement with hood mould. Above it, a similar 3-light mullioned casement. Rear elevation has an almost central 2-storey gabled stair turret with a 3-light stone mullioned casement on each floor. To its left a mid C19 gabled wing with a gable stack and a 3-light stone mullioned casement with hood mould. Above, a 3-light wooden casement. Beyond, to the right, a lean-to toilet with a C18 2-panel door. Beyond, to the left, the service end has a 3-light stone mullioned leaded casement. The rear wing return angle has, above, a C18 2-light iron casement with leaded glazing. East gable has, above, 2 small square chamfered casements, that to left blocked. Interior has a semicircular staircase c 1814, with stick balusters, scrolled mahogany handrail and cast iron vase and stem newels. Chamfered spine beams with stops. 2 C18 2-panel fielded doors.

Listing NGR: SP8364075849

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
397908
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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