Swinford House
SWINFORD HOUSE, STANFORD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1294699
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Swinford House
- Statutory Address:
- SWINFORD HOUSE, STANFORD ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1294699
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Swinford House
- Statutory Address 1:
- SWINFORD HOUSE, STANFORD ROAD
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:
- SWINFORD HOUSE, STANFORD ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Leicestershire
- District:
- Harborough (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Swinford
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 56999 79307
Details
SP 57 NE SWINFORD STANFORD ROAD (west side)
7/81 Swinford House
GV II
House. Circa mid C19 virtual rebuilding of circa C17 house. Red brick covered in ivy, earlier brick in south end wall. Slate hipped roof with lead roll hips and brick dentil eaves cornice. Brick axial stacks. PLAN: Double depth plan; three rooms at front, smaller right-hand room and with entrance hall to left of centre room. 2 storey outshut on right-hand side. EXTERIOR: 2 stories. Asymmetrical 4 east front plus 1-window 2 storey outshut on right. 3 left windows are symmetrical around doorway to left of centre. 2-light moulded cross mullion-transom windows with casement and small panes. Panelled door, large rectangular over-light with glazing bars and panelled reveals. Doorway and windows have flat brick arches, windows with store cills. Outshut on right has 2-light casements with leaded panels. INTERIOR: circa mid C19 staircase with balusters and bulbous column newel. Front and back right-hand rooms have chamfered beams with cymoa stops to high ceilings. NOTE: Said to have been the agent's house of Stanford Park Estate (Stanford Hall) Westrill and Stanford parish (qv)
Listing NGR: SP5699979307
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 191485
- 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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