Townsend House
TOWNSEND HOUSE, MORCOTT ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1215802
- Date first listed:
- 10-Nov-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Townsend House
- Statutory Address:
- TOWNSEND HOUSE, MORCOTT ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1215802
- Date first listed:
- 10-Nov-1955
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 09-Aug-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Townsend House
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOWNSEND HOUSE, MORCOTT 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:
- TOWNSEND HOUSE, MORCOTT ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Rutland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Wing
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 89428 03012
Details
SK 80 SE WING MORCOTT ROAD (North side)
4/150 Townsend House Previously listed as 10.11.55 Corner Farmhouse
GV II
House, formerly several cottages, with cross wing parallel to street, and main range running to rear. Front elevation is dated 1622 and it seems likely that this dates the rear range also. Coursed rubble throughout, and 2 storeys. Street front is of two bays, with a 2-light ovolo moulded mullioned window to each floor to left and a two storey canted bay window with coped gable above, corbelled out on ornately moulded kneelers, and containing three mullioned lights to each floor. In the apex of the gable, the date with the initials WS and WP. Stone tiled roof. Left hand gable is coped. Stone base to brick stack to right. Rear wing is also of two storeys, with a blocked doorway in the angle, with a chamfered timber lintel, now a window, a blocked stone window and a 2-light window with hollow chamfered surround formerly mullioned and with a hoodmould. New porch and windows in lower end, and above. Brick stacks on right hand gable and behind doorway. New roof covering. Rear backs on to farmyard and contains 1½ stone mullioned windows with ovolo moulding. A single storey stable or byre continues the line of the house along the street, coursed rubble with Welsh slate roof.
Listing NGR: SK8942803012
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 401082
- 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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