Wardown Park House
WARDOWN PARK HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1321379
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1981
- List Entry Name:
- Wardown Park House
- Statutory Address:
- WARDOWN PARK HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1321379
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1981
- List Entry Name:
- Wardown Park House
- Statutory Address 1:
- WARDOWN PARK HOUSE
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:
- WARDOWN PARK HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Luton (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 08927 22970
Details
WARDOWN PARK
1.
5123 Wardown Park House
TL 02 SE 6/3
II
2.
Substantial country house of 1876 in neo vernacular style by T C Sorby. Luton
grey bricks with light brown stone dressings, moulded red brick and terra
cotta detailing; new clay tile roof with a few fishscale survivals, also finials
and crested ridges. An irregular but compact plan of 2 storeys and attics
with a variety of gables, roof slopes and neo-Tudor chimneys, mostly in threes,
some linked and patterned.
West entrance front has portecochere in classical style. Heavy pierced parapet
with corner panels over projecting cornice. Triple fluted pilasters at external
corners with long narrow swags in between. Three external arches have six
heads in spandrels, of famous statesmen including Gladstone and Disraeli.
Mullioned and transomed central bay window above portecochere, with five flower
pattern parged panels over five lights. Jettied gable above, with prominent
moulded bargeboards, fishscale tile hanging in apex, three leaded lights in
panels of flower pattern parging. To left of portecochere is two storey bay
with three sided hipped roof having blind gablets filled with terracotta
scallops. Similar bay to right of entrance. Both have inscriptions above
first floor windows. South garden front has gable end at left hand; to its
right is a forward projecting gable with similar treatment to that over west
entrance, over a single storey bay window. At right hand is two storey bay
window. East elevation is in two parts. Left hand large gable; right hand
section has red brick bands, on left gable with projecting bargeboards arranged
as a truss, on right smaller gabled dormer with stone dressings. Now used
as Luton Museum and Art Gallery.
Listing NGR: TL0892722970
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 35849
- 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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