Ashwell Hall (East Wing and West Leigh)
ASHWELL HALL (EAST WING AND WEST LEIGH), OAKHAM ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1361802
- Date first listed:
- 21-Feb-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Ashwell Hall (East Wing and West Leigh)
- Statutory Address:
- ASHWELL HALL (EAST WING AND WEST LEIGH), OAKHAM ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1361802
- Date first listed:
- 21-Feb-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Ashwell Hall (East Wing and West Leigh)
- Statutory Address 1:
- ASHWELL HALL (EAST WING AND WEST LEIGH), OAKHAM ROAD
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:
- ASHWELL HALL (EAST WING AND WEST LEIGH), OAKHAM ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Rutland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Ashwell
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 86974 12915
Details
ASHWELL
SK 81 SE OAKHAM ROAD (East side)
6/20 Ashwell Hall (East Wing and West Leigh)
GV II
Large country house of 1879, now divided into 2. Built for the gunmaker Westley Richards. Coursed squared ironstone with limestone quoins and dressings, stone coped gables with kneelers, and slate roof with 4 ridge and 2 end stacks of 2-6 grouped flues. Flues are a feature being octagonal of mostly ashlar but small part coursed rubble stone as contrast and have linked battlemented tops. House is of 2½ storeys in Gothic/Elizabethan style with 2 bands, finials on gables and stone mullion windows, mostly 1/1 sashes, some with Tudor arches to wooden frames. Entrance front of irregular composition. 4 gables grouped in centre with side stacks and further gable at back to left. Mostly 2 and 3-light windows. In each of 2 centre gables a large mullion and transom window of 9 lights. Entrance to West Leigh in right return of this section: 2 leaved door under Tudor arch up stone staircase of 10 steps with quatrefoils in stone balustrade. Stained glass in some. Further small hipped roof section to left of the 4 gables and entrance to East Wing in 1½ storey section on left end. An arcade of 3 arches to front and 1 to left on corner leads to stone steps and door. 2½-dormers over. 2 further ½-hipped dormers on main roof. On right end a door and further 2-light; windows, the fine end stack being of G flues. Rear front: to garden of 7 gables, 2 projecting of 2½ storeys, 5 of ¼-dormer windows. Stone panels with quatrefoils and stone shields in most gables and 2 and 3-light windows. Large curved stone mullion bay window ground floor left. On main roof 3½-hipped dormers of 2-lights with top lights. Battlemented guttering. Oak staircase inside with ogee topped battlemented finials to angle posts and round balusters with spiral banding.
Listing NGR: SK8697412915
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 186589
- 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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