Description

LEOMINSTER

SO4959 CHURCH STREET
808-1/1/100 (North side)
24/07/54 The Forbury
(Formerly Listed as:
CHURCH STREET
(North side)
Little Forbury. The Forbury.)

GV II*

House, now residential home. Mid C18. Brick; twin-span Welsh
slate roof; 2 brick central stacks, and stack to right rear.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys, attic and cellar; 7-window range, 5 in
advanced central bay: late C19 two/two sashes under gauged
brick flat arches with stone keyblocks; 2/2 sashes over; coved
stone pediment with bullseye window in raised gauged brick
architrave with 4 stone keyblocks; rusticated stucco quoins.
Central entrance: 8-fielded-panel door in wood doorcase with
moulded and modillioned segmental pediment and frieze on
fluted pilasters; flanked by 2/2 sashes; to left, C19
four-fielded-panel door and plain overlight in stucco case,
and casement in altered opening; to right, late C19 plain
sash.
Right returned side: four 6/6 sashes in moulded cases under
gauged brick flat arches; storey band; 3/6 sash and 2 late C19
2/2 sashes, to right in gable of rear range; returned
eaves-detail. Late C19 canted bay with 1/1: 2/2: 1/1 sashes,
and large 6/6 sash under gauged brick flat arch, to ground
floor.
Rear (north) front: 5-window range: central 12/9 light flanked
by 6/6 sashes; gauged brick flat arches; storey band; moulded
and modillioned wood cornice and pediment with oval light and
2 inserted casements; entrance to centre left: C19 half-glazed
double doors, with entablature and attached columns; 3 large
6/6 sashes and blocked circular light; gauged brick flat
arches; storey band; stucco quoins.
INTERIOR not inspected.

Listing NGR: SO4973059176

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17538002

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Recommended Books

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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)