GABLES FARMHOUSE

GABLES FARMHOUSE, WATER LANE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1360824
Date first listed:: 07-Jan-1988
List Entry Name:: GABLES FARMHOUSE
Statutory Address:: GABLES FARMHOUSE, WATER LANE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1360824
Date first listed:: 07-Jan-1988
List Entry Name:: GABLES FARMHOUSE
Statutory Address 1:: GABLES FARMHOUSE, WATER LANE

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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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Location

Statutory Address:: GABLES FARMHOUSE, WATER LANE

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

County:: Leicestershire
District:: Melton (District Authority)
Parish:: Frisby on the Wreake
National Grid Reference:: SK 69414 17753

Details

SK 6817 - 6917 FRISBY AND KIRBY WATER LANE

(east side) 15/74 Gables Farmhouse

G.V. II Farmhouse, now a house. Mid C17 and early C18. Refenestrated late C18, late C19 and C20 alterations. Random rubble and brick with Swithland slate roofs. Rubble plinth, corbelled eaves, moulded brick verges. 2 central brick ridge stacks. 2 storeys plus garrets. Double range plan. North end has central gabled wooden porch on brick plinth, flanked by single 3 light cross mullioned casements. Above the door, 2 light cross mullioned casement, flanked by single 3 light cross mullioned casements. All these casements have segmental brick heads. Above again, 2 three light sliding sashes in altered openings with segmental heads. East side has central rubble stair with partly blocked round-headed opening below, flanked to left by a 6 panel door with segmental head, and to right by a 4 pane fixed light. Above, slightly off-centre half-glazed door with segmental head, and above it an unslated pentice roof. West side has remains of central mullioned cellar opening. Ground floor has off-centre casement flanked to left by a blocked opening and to right by 2 casements. All these openings have segmental heads. Above, to left 2 blocked openings and to right, 2 casements with segmental heads. South end has 3 segmental arched openings, containing to left, 6 panel door and C20 flanking light, and to right, 2 casements. Above, blocked opening and to right, 2 casements. Above again, 2 casements. All these casements have segmental heads. Interior, refitted late C19 and mid C20, is said to contain stone vaulted cellars.

Listing NGR: SK6941417753

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Legacy System number:: 189831
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.