Wilderness House
WILDERNESS HOUSE, 47, LONDON STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1287350
- Date first listed:
- 11-Aug-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Wilderness House
- Statutory Address:
- WILDERNESS HOUSE, 47, LONDON STREET
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- Date:
- 2001-10-09
- Reference:
- IOE01/05622/34
- Rights:
- © Mr R. Keith Drewery. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1287350
- Date first listed:
- 11-Aug-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Wilderness House
- Statutory Address 1:
- WILDERNESS HOUSE, 47, LONDON 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:
- WILDERNESS HOUSE, 47, LONDON STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Cambridgeshire
- District:
- Fenland (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Whittlesey
- National Grid Reference:
- TL2673296923
Details
TL 2696 WHITTLESEY LONDON STREET
(South Side)
21/100 No. 47
11.8.50 (Wilderness House)
II*
House. Early C18, early C19 and 1883. Local brick, mostly Flemish bond,
with limestone dressings. Steeply pitched roof covered with slates and
having end parapets with stone coping and a wood modillion eaves cornice.
Original, symmetrical, flush end stacks of stone with string cornices and
entablature. Plan of main range with early C19 service wing at rear forming
an L-plan. Two storeys and attics. Three original gable dormers.
Symmetrical elevation of two storeys framed by rusticated quoins of stone and
divided by plain band. Raised stone surrounds and key blocks to five C19
hung sashes. Four similar windows at ground floor and central doorway with
similar doorcase and original semi-circular plain coved hood on scroll
brackets. Door of six raised and fielded panels with rectangular fanlight.
Left hand gable end has three narrow, blocked window openings. House
extended at rear and service wing rebuilt early C19. Brick, English bond
with slate roof. Two storeys with round headed arches to four windows to St
Andrews Place elevation. Flush frame hung sashes in open boxing to courtyard
elevation. The rear extension has a lean-to slate roof. Two storeys with
pointed arches to two hung sashes. In 1883 a further remodelling took place
when a dining-room was added by William Abraham Ellis Stafforth (date stone
with initials). Brick and slate. Two storeys. Inside: Original plan of
narrower hall and stairbay flanked by parlour and dining-room. Opposing
front and rear entries. Fine early C18 staircase of four flights and two
landings, open string with two symmetrical balusters to each tread, swept and
moulded rail, fluted newels and scroll tread ends. Raised and fielded
panelling to staircase dado, except for plain sunk panelling to upper
flights. One ground floor room is lined with raised and fielded panelling in
two heights and another room at first floor is also panelled and has a
bolection moulded fireplace surround. The early C19 extension has similar
balusters and rails. The roof is of staggered butt purlin construction.
Whittlesea and District Field Archaeology Unit: Survey Report
Listing NGR: TL2673296923
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 402596
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Whittlesea and District Archaeology Unit Report in Whittlesea and District Archaeology Unit Report, ()
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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