Willoughby Almshouses and adjoining boundary wall
Willoughby Almshouses and adjoining boundary wall, Church Lane
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1247951
- Date first listed:
- 14-May-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Willoughby Almshouses and adjoining boundary wall
- Statutory Address:
- Willoughby Almshouses and adjoining boundary wall, Church Lane
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1247951
- Date first listed:
- 14-May-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Willoughby Almshouses and adjoining boundary wall
- Statutory Address 1:
- Willoughby Almshouses and adjoining boundary wall, Church 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:
- Willoughby Almshouses and adjoining boundary wall, Church Lane
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Nottinghamshire
- District:
- Broxtowe (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Cossall
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 48319 42308
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 18 October 2023 to correct a typo in the description and to reformat the text to current standards
SK 44 SE
4/3
COSSALL
CHURCH LANE (north side)
Willoughby Almshouses and adjoining boundary wall
14.5.52
G.V.
II*
Group of eight almshouses. 1685. Built for George Willoughby. Brick with plain tile roofs. Ashlar dressings. Chamfered plinths, moulded coped gables and parapets. Three grouped ridge and single gable stacks. Doors have chamfered ashlar surrounds. Windows have chamfered mullions, cast iron leaded casements and flat drip moulds. South front has higher central bay with blocked central doorway flanked to left by a casement and to right by two doorways. Beyond, a casement. Beyond again, two doors and beyond them, two casements. Beyond again, single doors. Beyond, to right, a door and a casement. Above, central sundial and above it, triple casement. To its right, a smaller casement. Beyond to left three, and to right, four shouldered coped gabled dormers each with a casement. East gable has, above, a diamond casement.
Adjoining front courtyard wall has ribbed half-round coping. two gateways with square piers. Outer lower boundary wall has central gateway with square piers. All piers have ball finials.
Listing NGR: SK4831942308
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 429396
- 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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