Lane's House and Oldgate House
LANE'S HOUSE AND OLDGATE HOUSE, 56, OLD STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1281952
- Date first listed:
- 15-Apr-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Lane's House and Oldgate House
- Statutory Address:
- LANE'S HOUSE AND OLDGATE HOUSE, 56, OLD STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1281952
- Date first listed:
- 15-Apr-1954
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 09-Aug-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Lane's House and Oldgate House
- Statutory Address 1:
- LANE'S HOUSE AND OLDGATE HOUSE, 56, OLD 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.
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:
- LANE'S HOUSE AND OLDGATE HOUSE, 56, OLD STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Ludlow
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 51347 74493
Details
LUDLOW
SO5174 OLD STREET 825-1/1/432 (West side) 15/04/54 No.56 Lane's House and Oldgate House (Formerly Listed as: OLD STREET (West side) No.56 Lane's House)
GV II*
Houses, now includes surgery. Lane's House: early C17, to C16 core. Oldgate House: early C16. Rubble; brick; timber-frame and plaster; plain tile roof. 3-storeys and cellar; 2-window range: leaded light mullion and transom windows, the left with decorated pediment, projecting on enriched consoles from studwork, with chevron bracing; above are 2 gables with leaded light casements, the left having E.G. set in niches beneath. Oak plank door to left, set in restored brick arch; to right is mullion and transom light flanked by smaller mullion lights, all under moulded oak drip course; cellar opening below, under oak lintels. Gable wall to left (now Oldgate House) of rubble, with queen strut truss over, having probable blocked mullioned opening. Immediately under tie beam is blocked dressed stone opening; blocked brick arched opening, with single light, at bottom left; traces of other openings. Returned side: rubble; 2-storeys and attic; 4-window range of probably C18 casements, two in altered openings; 3 hipped dormers with twin leaded light casements. To right, plank door with overlight; to left further casements. Town wall continues to left. INTERIOR of Lane's House: decorative plasterwork ceilings and frieze with Royal Arms (Edward VI); stone fireplace; panelling; exposed framing; C19 dogleg staircase with stick balusters; C19 staircase. INTERIOR of Oldgate House: stop-chamfered ceiling-frame; C20 staircase, with splat balusters; exposed framing with curved braces. (Ludlow Historical Research Group; Lloyd D: Ludlow: A Historic Town in Words and Pictures: 1984-: P.90).
Listing NGR: SO5134374497
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 390068
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
LLoyd, , Klein, , Ludlow A Historic Town in Words and Pictures, (1984), 90
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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