Lea Cottage
LEA COTTAGE, LEA LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1361101
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jun-1966
- Statutory Address:
- LEA COTTAGE, LEA LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1361101
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jun-1966
- Statutory Address 1:
- LEA COTTAGE, LEA LANE
Location
- Statutory Address:
- LEA COTTAGE, LEA LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Leicestershire
- District:
- Charnwood (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ulverscroft
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 49795 11647
Details
ULVERSCROFT LEA LANE (North Side) SK 41 SE 2/128 Lea Cottage 1.6.66 GV II House of 1898 with additions of c1972. By Ernest Gimson for half-brother Mentor Gimson with supervision of building by Detmar Blow. Whitewashed slate and granite rubble stone with stone dressings, and thatch roof with rubble stone ridge,side and end stacks. 1½ and 2 storeys in Gimson's traditional style. Entrance now to rear with C20 porch between 2 projecting wings: that to left an extension of original cross wing and that to right raised from 1 to 1½ storeys by dormers in roof. Windows are stone mullioned with leaded light casements. Glazed porch has 3-light casement to right with 2-light and 1-light over. On end of left wing a bay window with 3-light casement over. On return front of right wing 2 3-light casements and door with 2 2-light dormers over. 2-light dormer on end. On right side by road a 3-light casement, 2-light dormer and 3 fixed 1- lights. On left side a massive stack to left with 1st floor 2-light casement in angle by it, central tall mullion and transom window with 2-light casement over and 4-light with 2-light over in C20 extension. Original front, now rear, has gabled cross wing to right with 4-light casement and 3-light over. Square C20 sun-room in return with original front door within and 3-light casement to left with 2-light dormer over. Some original woodwork, beams, and beam-bookcases inside. House has remained in Gimson family.
Listing NGR: SK4979511647
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 189184
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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