St Nicholas House

ST NICHOLAS HOUSE, 70, NEWPORT

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1388724
Date first listed:
28-Nov-1990
List Entry Name:
St Nicholas House
Statutory Address:
ST NICHOLAS HOUSE, 70, NEWPORT
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1388724
Date first listed:
28-Nov-1990
List Entry Name:
St Nicholas House
Statutory Address 1:
ST NICHOLAS HOUSE, 70, NEWPORT

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
ST NICHOLAS HOUSE, 70, NEWPORT

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

County:
Lincolnshire
District:
Lincoln (District Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
SK 97698 72570

Details

LINCOLN

SK97SE NEWPORT
1941-1/2/456 (East side)
28/11/90 No.70
St Nicholas House

GV II

Former vicarage, now offices. 1879. By William Watkins of
Lincoln for the Rev. F W Blenkin. Queen Anne Revival style.
Red brick and tile hanging with a hipped plain tile roof and 4
tall decorated brick stacks.
EXTERIOR: first floor dentilled brick band, white plaster
coved eaves. 2 storeys plus attics.
Irregular west front, 4 bays, has an off-centre doorway with
pedimented brick surround and panelled door. To the right, a
large external stack which rises through the jettied and tile
hung upper floor, and continues through a hipped dormer above.
To the left, a large round headed stair window with small
glazing bars. Beyond, a recessed section with a small window
and 2 arches supporting a sleeping-balcony and balustrade,
with 2 sashes. Beyond, 3 boarded sashes and above, a canted
3-light oriel window with sashes.
South front has to the left a 4-light canted bay window with
above, a tile hung section with 3 casements, the central one
to the floor, with glazed doors. To the right, a 2 storey
3-light canted bay window with hipped roof, cross casements
and keystones to the upper windows. Above, a single hipped
dormer with tile hung cheeks.
East front has a 3 window canted bay with 2 boarded windows to
the right, and a single window above with a keystone. Above, 2
hipped dormers both with tile hung cheeks.
Beyond, the irregularly fenestrated service wing has a small
porthole and a tall stair light.
INTERIOR retains its staircase and pierced screen, plus upper
plaster barrel vaulted ceiling. Single ground floor fireplace,
doors and skirting.
(Curl JS: The Victorian Facade (W Watkins & Son, Architects,
Lincoln): Lincoln: 1990-: 40).




Listing NGR: SK9769872570

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
486185
Legacy System:
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Sources

Books and journals
Curl, J S, The Victorian Facade (W Watkins & Son, Architect, Lincoln), (1990), 40

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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