The Leasowes

THE LEASOWES

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1341178
Date first listed:
21-Mar-1985
List Entry Name:
The Leasowes
Statutory Address:
THE LEASOWES
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1341178
Date first listed:
21-Mar-1985
List Entry Name:
The Leasowes
Statutory Address 1:
THE LEASOWES

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.

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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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
THE LEASOWES

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Gloucestershire
District:
Cotswold (District Authority)
Parish:
Sapperton
National Grid Reference:
SO9510003857

Details

SO 90 SE SAPPERTON SAPPERTON VILLAGE


2/96 The Leasowes

GV II


Detached house. c1903 by Ernest Gimson, partially destroyed by
fire in 1941 and rebuilt to slightly different design. Rubble
stone with originally a thick thatch roof and eyebrow dormers,
replaced after 1941 with Cotswold stone-slate roof and gabled
dormers. One very large lateral stack on south west side (with
small gabled porch at base) with stepped off-sets, and one tall
single flue on opposite side of wing with random dove perches. 2
stacks to main range. L-plan, 2 storeys. North west side has 2
gabled dormers cutting eaves, and below a new glazed-in loggia with
the circular stone pillars still surviving that originally formed a
drying area for timber. Curved lobby area in angle of L, leads to
north west gable with leaded casements, 3-light above 4-light, with
wide flat stone-mullions, large lintels, quoins and aprons. South
east front has 2 eaves dormers.
Interior: after the fire ceiling level on ground floor was lowered
and the book shelves running along the top of the living room wall
have gone. Some original doors, and fireplace in main room, but
all upstairs fireplaces now blocked.


Listing NGR: SO9510003857

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
128372
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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