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55-59, Granby Street, and 1 and 3, Belvoir Street

A Grade II Listed Building in Leicester, City of Leicester

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6334 / 52°38'0"N

Longitude: -1.1304 / 1°7'49"W

OS Eastings: 458948

OS Northings: 304313

OS Grid: SK589043

Mapcode National: GBR FHK.DW

Mapcode Global: WHDJJ.L2XJ

Plus Code: 9C4WJVM9+9R

Entry Name: 55-59, Granby Street, and 1 and 3, Belvoir Street

Listing Date: 14 March 1975

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1183651

English Heritage Legacy ID: 188648

ID on this website: 101183651

Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1

County: City of Leicester

Electoral Ward/Division: Castle

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Leicester

Traditional County: Leicestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Leicestershire

Church of England Parish: Leicester Holy Trinity with St John the Divine

Church of England Diocese: Leicester

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This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 12/11/2020

SK 5804 SE
3/244

GRANBY STREET (South West Side)
Nos 55-59

(formerly listed as Nos 21 and 23)

II
Including No 1 and 3 Belvoir Street.
1898 by Goddard and Co. Ashlar. Three storeys and attic. Corner site with elevations to Belvoir Street and Granby Street. Both sides have continuous modern shops to ground floor. Above first and second floors three windows bays. First floor divided by paired rusticated Ionic columns supporting entablature with pulvinated frieze and segmental arch pediments over columns. First floor windows round headed sashes with keyblocks, Ionic pilasters, centre Venetian. Above to second floor three-light and five-light windows divided by Ionic pilasters with carvings of the nine muses between in shell-head niches. Corner rounded first floor with three round-arch lights bay with segment of stone dome in second floor which is coved and rusticated. Left-hand end of Belvoir Street elevation rusticated topped by stone domed cupola. Slate mansard roof with semi-circular arched dormers and chimneys with cornices.

Listing NGR: SK5894804313

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