Fircroft
FIRCROFT, WIGHILL LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1240858
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jun-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Fircroft
- Statutory Address:
- FIRCROFT, WIGHILL LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1240858
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jun-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Fircroft
- Statutory Address 1:
- FIRCROFT, WIGHILL 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.
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:
- FIRCROFT, WIGHILL LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Healaugh
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 48468 44074
Details
The following item shall be added:
SE 44 NE HEALAUGH WIGHILL LANE
453-/4/10000 Fircroft
II
Small country house, now home for the elderly. 1894 with C20 alterations. Coursed rubble with ashlar dressings and slate roof. 7 stone stacks and ashlar coped gables with kneelers and ball finials. Neo-Tudor style. Cill bands and first floor band. 2 storey plus attics. Ashlar cross mullion windows with plain sashes, and mullion windows to attics. Entrance front, 4 windows. Slightly projecting gabled centre, with a projecting porch to left with a large 4 centred arched opening with plaque above. To left a 3-light window with single light canted corner, above a 2-light and a 3 light window. To the left a 3-light half canted bay window. Set back to right a 3 light window with 2 light window above. North front, 6 windows. Off centre gabled projection with a single 5-light window, above 3-light window and in the gable a 3-light window. Set back to left 3 single light windows and above two 2-light windows. Beyond a gabled projection, with 2-light windows and above a 4-light oriel window and in the gable a 2-light window. Set back to the right 2 single light windows with a 3-light window above. Beyond a gabled projection with a 3-light window, above a smaller similar window and in the gable a 2-light window. South front has a recessed centre with a large 6-light stair window. Beyond to the right a gabled projection with a 2 storey canted bay window and in the gable a 3 light window. To the left a 3 storey narrow gabled projection with a single storey service wing set back beyond. INTERIOR: Large entrance/staircase hall with glazed entrance screen and front door with stained glass. Panelled wainscoting. Segmental arched recess and 2 similar entrance arches with pairs of wooden brackets supporting coffered ceilings. 2 flight staircase with bulbous turned balusters and square newels, leading to galleried landing with similar balustrade supported on wooden 4-centred arches with ornate columns. Large 18-light stair window with stained glass. Dining room has panelled dado,embossed frieze and wooden panelled ceiling. Buffet alcove with coffered ceiling and built-in buffet columned top, matching wooden fire surround with similar columned over-mantle. Drawing room, to left of entrance, has yellow and white marble fireplace, to right of entrance, has grey marble fireplace and dado rail. Wooden door surrounds and panel doors throughout.
Listing NGR: SE4846844074
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 326056
- 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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