Description

TL 2118 CODICOTE BURY LANE
(east side)

10/5 The Bury

9.6.52

-
II*

House, now sheltered housing for old people. Soon afer 1659. Red
brick. Built double pile. Machine tile hipped roofs behind C18
parapet. Sauare plan. 3 storeys over basement. Floor bands.
Aluminium sash windows, 3 on each elevation. SW front has arched
brick panels in the lower storeys and a 2-storeyed pilastered
centre piece with Doric and Ionic orders on pedestals. Niches in
outer bays. Top entablature with pediment and ball finials.
Late C18 doorcase with pulvinated frieze and dentilled cornice.
The roof shows 2 tall red brick chimney stacks with grouped
square shafts. Lobby entrances to ground floor centre bays on NW
and SE sides. Extremely good interior: large open-well staircase
with tapering fluted balusters. Pendant newels have fretwork
arch heads between them. Similar arch to front lobby. Original
oak doors to 1st and 2nd floors with ovolo-moulded rails and
muntins. Ground floor rooms with replacement panelling and
exposed ceiling beams. Larqe c1978 rear extensions. (Pevsner
(1977); RCHM Typescript)

Listing NGR: TL2188018541

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17555215

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Recommended Books

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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets