London House

LONDON HOUSE, 28, HIGH STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1243087
Date first listed:
19-Dec-1995
List Entry Name:
London House
Statutory Address:
LONDON HOUSE, 28, HIGH STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1243087
Date first listed:
19-Dec-1995
List Entry Name:
London House
Statutory Address 1:
LONDON HOUSE, 28, 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:
LONDON HOUSE, 28, HIGH STREET

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

County:
Staffordshire
District:
Stafford (District Authority)
Parish:
Eccleshall
National Grid Reference:
SJ8302629165

Details

SJ 8329
953/19/10018

ECCLESHALL
HIGH STREET
(north side)
No.28 London House

GV
II

House with shop on ground floor. Probably late C17 or early C18. Rendered brick. Remains of moulded stone plinth course at front. Clay plain tile roof with gabled ends and brackets to eaves at front. Brick axial and gable-end stacks. PLAN : Approximately square on plan, two rooms deep; ground floor altered as shop; C20 single-storey wing at rear. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys, attic and cellar. Symmetrical2-window south front with late C19 4-pane sashes on first and second floors, the second floor smaller. Plain giant corner pilasters. To left of centre a lead drain-pipe. Ground floor, late C19 double-fronted shop on right with central doorway and canopy and C20 projecting shop window on left. At rear three circa early C18 2 and 3-light mullion-transom windows and two 2-light casements on second floor, all with iron casements; C20 widows and single-storey wing on ground floor. INTERIOR: Ground floor altered, but, the staircase hall remains intact. C18 joinery on first and second floors, including fielded 2-panel doors and wall-panelling in first floor room with simple cornice and Delft tiles in fireplace; an open-well, moulded-string staircase with thick turned balusters, moulded handrail and square newels with pendants and long turned finials. Cellar under front right-hand part lined with rough ashlar.

Listing NGR: SJ8302629165

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
446565
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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