Limehurst House
LIMEHURST HOUSE, BRIDGE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1360784
- Date first listed:
- 13-Jun-2002
- List Entry Name:
- Limehurst House
- Statutory Address:
- LIMEHURST HOUSE, BRIDGE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1360784
- Date first listed:
- 13-Jun-2002
- List Entry Name:
- Limehurst House
- Statutory Address 1:
- LIMEHURST HOUSE, BRIDGE 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:
- LIMEHURST HOUSE, BRIDGE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Leicestershire
- District:
- Charnwood (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 53544 20018
Details
261/0/10023 BRIDGE STREET
13-JUN-02 Limehurst House
II
House. Early C19 with mid C19 and C20 additions and alterations. Rendered brick with hipped and gabled slate roofs and various rendered ridge and end stacks. Flat roofs to C20 additions. 3 storeys with single-storey additions. L-plan originally, with central staircase to entrance front, now extended. 3-storey main range. Front is a 3-window range at first floor of triple 2/2:6/6:2/2 unhorned sashes with moulded architraves and central 6/6 sash with moulded hood on brackets. Similar 1/1:3/3/:1/1 unhorned sashes with moulded architraves and central 3/3 sash on 2nd floor. On ground floor are C20 French windows either side a central wooden doorcase with open pediment and 6-panel door with fanlight. On right side a 2-window range of sashes to the upper floors, those to left blind, with a French window and glazed door and window on the ground floor. These last are set within basket-arched recesses. Behind is a mid C19 addition with stone canted bay. Doors and various windows to left and rear including one 1st floor 6/6 sash.
INTERIOR. Stick baluster staircase from ground floor to attic. 6- and 4-panel doors mostly survive on all floors. Original fireplaces in the 3 attic rooms, one mid C19 fireplace on 1st floor, otherwise fireplaces are blocked or C20. Ceiling cornices in some rooms and in rear right ground floor room a coved ceiling with plasterwork rose and border. Cellar rooms under the front range have shallow vaulted ceilings and stone walls in part. Roof has roughly hewn tie beams and purlins.
Although this house has been extended and altered many features survive from the early and mid C19.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 489545
- 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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