Nottingham Garden Centre, Former Stable Block to Wilford House
NOTTINGHAM GARDEN CENTRE, FORMER STABLE BLOCK TO WILFORD HOUSE, CLIFTON LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1247228
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jul-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Nottingham Garden Centre, Former Stable Block to Wilford House
- Statutory Address:
- NOTTINGHAM GARDEN CENTRE, FORMER STABLE BLOCK TO WILFORD HOUSE, CLIFTON LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1247228
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jul-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 30-Nov-1995
- List Entry Name:
- Nottingham Garden Centre, Former Stable Block to Wilford House
- Statutory Address 1:
- NOTTINGHAM GARDEN CENTRE, FORMER STABLE BLOCK TO WILFORD HOUSE, CLIFTON 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:
- NOTTINGHAM GARDEN CENTRE, FORMER STABLE BLOCK TO WILFORD HOUSE, CLIFTON LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Nottingham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SK5652236856
Details
SK53NE
646-1/7/155
12/07/72
NOTTINGHAM
CLIFTON LANE, Wilford
(North side)
Nottingham Garden Centre, former stable block to Wilford House
(Formerly Listed as:
CLIFTON LANE, Wilford
Stable building at Wilford House)
II
Stable block, now a garden centre. 1781, altered late C20.
Designed by William Henderson of Loughborough and built by
Samuel Stretton. Red brick, with ashlar dressings and hipped
slate roof with 2 ridge stacks. Rendered plinth, impost band,
ashlar and brick dentillated eaves. 2 storeys; 5 window range.
Original openings have rubbed brick heads and surrounds.
Projecting central entrance bay with pediment containing a
round window. Elliptical arched carriage opening with wooden
double gates. Above, a rectangular blank flanked by round
blanks. Beyond, on each side, 2 round arches, blank to right.
To left, an inserted door and 2 glazing bar windows.
Above, to right, 2 original shallow casements. To left, 2
plain sashes. Irregular rear ranges, mostly reglazed.
A former ancillary building to Wilford House (qv).
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Nottinghamshire: London:
1979-: 272).
Listing NGR: SK5652236856
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 456500
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Williamson, E, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire, (1979), 272
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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