Leicester Fire Station
Leicester Fire Station, Lancaster Place, Leicester, LE1 7HB
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1263404
- Date first listed:
- 03-Nov-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Leicester Fire Station
- Statutory Address:
- Leicester Fire Station, Lancaster Place, Leicester, LE1 7HB
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1263404
- Date first listed:
- 03-Nov-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Leicester Fire Station
- Statutory Address 1:
- Leicester Fire Station, Lancaster Place, Leicester, LE1 7HB
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:
- Leicester Fire Station, Lancaster Place, Leicester, LE1 7HB
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Leicester (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 59140 03368
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 20/07/2018
SK 5803-5903
9/10015
LEICESTER
LANCASTER PLACE
Leicester Fire Station
(Formerly listed under LANCASTER ROAD)
GV
II
Fire Station.1925-27. Designed by A. E. and T. Sawday.
Steel framed and brick with hipped pantile roof. Front range with garages for eight fire engines, offices and recreational hall, attached rear range with servicing garages and hose drying tower.
Neo-Georgian style front range, two storey, fifteen windows with a nine window centre with slightly projecting five window centre with raised parapet. Central projecting porch with glazed double doors and overlight, in rusticated brick surround with multiple keystones, and above a moulded parapet with metal railings and city coat-of-arms. Either side four sets of glazed fire engine doors, and above a large central window with margin lights and either side four windows with metal frame margin lights. Above again a central window and a raised statue of a wyvern. Set back on either side three window lower wings with metal frame margin lights.
Rear range, linked by side walls is painted with glazed north light steel roofs, has projecting side wings with central open canopy linked to the six stage central hose drying tower. Ground floor has doorway and three upper balconies. The top stage has a balcony on each face and above a clock face, topped with a metal baluster.
Listing NGR: SK5914003368
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 432378
- 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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