Lower Dairy House
Lower Dairy House, Donington
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1273890
- Date first listed:
- 26-Sept-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Lower Dairy House
- Statutory Address:
- Lower Dairy House, Donington
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- Reference:
- IOE01/14140/31
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1273890
- Date first listed:
- 26-Sept-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Lower Dairy House
- Statutory Address 1:
- Lower Dairy House, Donington
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:
- Lower Dairy House, Donington
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Albrighton and Donington
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 82801 05464
Details
SJ 80 NW
3/64
DONINGTON CP
Lower Dairy House
II
Farmhouse. C15 remodelled C17 and C18 with later additions and alterations. Red brick, masking timber frame, partially exposed in north and west walls, plain tiled roofs. L shaped plan.
Former open hall of three bays with single square framed bays added at each end in C16 or C17; two bay red brick range added at right angles to north, probably in C18; C19 extension with catslide roof to north of hall. Two storeys; 3:1 bays on south, segmental headed casements of two and three lights, three gabled half dormers, large inserted paired octagonal ridge stack to right of centre, central gabled entrance porch; external lateral brick stack with rebuilt shafts on large sandstone base behind C16/C17 extension to left. C18 range to north has brick stack and raised verges on kneelers at its gable end.
Interior retains large fireplace below ridge stack and one truncated base cruck truss to the former open hall; much of the later structural framing is also intact.
Listing NGR: SJ8280105464
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 416534
- 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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