Park House
PARK HOUSE, GOREFIELD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1310313
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jun-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Park House
- Statutory Address:
- PARK HOUSE, GOREFIELD ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1310313
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jun-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Park House
- Statutory Address 1:
- PARK HOUSE, GOREFIELD 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:
- PARK HOUSE, GOREFIELD ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Cambridgeshire
- District:
- Fenland (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Leverington
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 43562 11995
Details
TF 41 SW LEVERINGTON GOREFIELD ROAD 6/30 (North Side)
23.6.52 Park House
GV II*
House, C.1720 with possibly slightly earlier range at rear. Red brick on plinth with parapetted roof, leaded, with end stacks. Plan of main range with rear wing forming a T-plan. Two storeys with band at eaves height and between storeys. Sills and segmental arches of finely jointed gauged brick to five flush frame hung sashes with glazing bars in open boxing. Four similar windows at ground floor on either side of central doorway. Flat hood on scroll brackets. Door of six panels with rectangular fanlight. Rear range probably earlier. Also of red brick but English bond and on lower plinth. Gabled roof with tiles and rebuilt stack. Band between two storeys. One later gabled dormer. Two windows and doorway in original openings. Contemporary shaped red brick walls adjoining and flanking front range terminating in piers with ball finials of stone. Interior. One ground floor room and one bedroom are lined with raised and fielded panelling. The ceiling of the ground floor room has one square, plaster panel, set diagonally, of fruit and foilage. The hall and stairbay has a plaster frieze, also early C18, of garlands and fruit and flowers, and a contemporary open-string staircase of two flights and a landing with turned balusters and square newels. In the rear range the floor joists are exposed. The house is associated with Oliver Goldsmith who is reputed to have written "She stoops to Conquer" here. VCH (Cambs), Vol.IV, p.192. Pevsner (Buildings of England), p.424.
Listing NGR: TF4356211995
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 48102
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Salzman, L F, The Victoria History of the County of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely, (1953), 192
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Cambridgeshire, (1954), 424
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Cambridgeshire, (1970), 424
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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