Birdsgrove House

BIRDSGROVE HOUSE, BIRDSGROVE LANE

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Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1230759
Date first listed:
30-May-1985
List Entry Name:
Birdsgrove House
Statutory Address:
BIRDSGROVE HOUSE, BIRDSGROVE LANE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1230759
Date first listed:
30-May-1985
List Entry Name:
Birdsgrove House
Statutory Address 1:
BIRDSGROVE HOUSE, BIRDSGROVE LANE

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:
BIRDSGROVE HOUSE, BIRDSGROVE LANE

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

County:
Staffordshire
District:
East Staffordshire (District Authority)
Parish:
Okeover
National Grid Reference:
SK 15796 46080

Details

SK 14 NE MAYFIELD C.P. BIRDSGROVE LANE (East side)

3/83 Birdsgrove House -

- II

House, now rest-home. Dated 1852. Ashlar; slate roof; ashlar ridge stacks with octagonal section shafts. Tudor-Gothic style. 2 storeys and attic with coved eaves course; 1:2:1 bays, recessed central range screened by ground floor loggia of three 4-centred arches (the central one wide) linking flanking gabled wings with coped verges on shaped kneelers and apex finial, the left hand wing of greater projection than the right hand one; 2-storey, 3-sided angled bay windows with crenellated parapets to each wing, mullioned and transomed windows containing plate glass sashes, attic windows to each wing are simply mullioned and of 2-lights, those to the angled bays and to the first floor of the central range have 4-centred heads and panelled spandrels, the central range ground floor and attic windows have straight heads, angled bay windows have 1:4:1 vertical lights and single transom, all central range windows have 2 vertical lights and single transom except an extra first floor window to the left which has 1 vertical light; central 4-centred doorway with panelled spandrels and stepped hood mould over a coat of arms and date; 2 gabled dormers to central range with painted barge boards and finials. Interior: Entrance hall has marble fireplace with segmental pointed arch, 3 bay arcade with bead and reel moulding screening open well staircase with turned balusters and shaped tread ends; front room to east has a Tudor arch stone fireplace.

Listing NGR: SK1579646080

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Legacy System number:
405768
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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