Ashby Folville Manor
ASHBY FOLVILLE MANOR, MAIN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1360827
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jan-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Ashby Folville Manor
- Statutory Address:
- ASHBY FOLVILLE MANOR, MAIN STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1360827
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jan-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Ashby Folville Manor
- Statutory Address 1:
- ASHBY FOLVILLE MANOR, MAIN 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:
- ASHBY FOLVILLE MANOR, MAIN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Leicestershire
- District:
- Melton (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Gaddesby
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 70782 11895
Details
SK 71 SW MAIN STREET
Ashby Folville (south side) 9/87 Ashby Folville Manor
G.V. II
Manor house, now offices. Mid C17, rebuilt in 1893 in a similar style to the designs of J. Ely, following a fire. Coursed and squared ironstone with limestone ashlar dressings and slate roofs. Chamfered rubble plinth, quoins, coped gables with kneelers and obelisk finials. 3 ridge and 2 lateral coped stone stacks. 3 storeys plus attics, 5 bays. H-plan. Windows are cross and mullioned leaded casements with flat hood moulds and leaded glazing. Dormers have coped gables. Symmetrical west front has recessed 3 bay centre with 2 storey tower porch, flanked by taller gabled wings. Central 4 centred arched doorway with shield panel above it dated 1893, and flanking columns. flanked by single flat roofed balustraded bay windows, each with a triple casement. Beyond, each wing has a double casement. Above, canted central bay window in porch with 3 casements. Beyond, single paired casements. Beyond, to left, a smaller casement. Beyond, to right, a door. Above, on each side, a round window. Beyond, single paired casements. Above again, 2 dormers, and beyond, single paired casements. Above again, to left, 3 light casement in gable. Return angle to left has a second-floor casement and above it, a dormer. South front has a central canted bay window with a balustraded gallery above it, flanked by single keystoned round headed arches with glazed doors. Beyond, single 2 storey square bay windows each with mullioned casements on each floor and on each side. Beyond to right, set back bay with a casement. Above, central bay has 4 centred arched door with shaped hood, flanked by single large casements. Set back bay has a single casement. Above again, 3 dormers, each with a double casement. North side has central cross mullioned casement flanked by single buttresses, 4 setoffs. To left, a casement. To right, chamfered doorway. Beyond, to left, kitchen with 2 mullioned casements and to right, large cross eaves dormer. Above, central casement flanked to left by a smaller casement and to right by 3 casements of various sizes. Above again, central casement, flanked to left by a smaller casement and to right by 2 smaller stepped casements. Rear elevation has to left, 2 storey parapeted extruded corner parapeted porch, and to its right, service wing, 4 bays. Beyond, to left, 4 bay single storey outbuilding with coped wall. Beyond to right, single storey gabled kitchen.
Listing NGR: SK7078211895
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 189844
- 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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