Description

COUNTESTHORPE

SP59 NE THE DRIVE (West Side)

1/26 No . 5a (The Residence)

21.9.81

GV II

House, formerly one of the cottage homes built by the Leicester Poor Law Union in 1884. Architect I. Baradale. Brick with Welsh Slate roof. 3 irregular bays with left hand gabled bay projecting forward. 2 storeys. Irregular fenestration mixing 2, 3 and 4 light windows, mostly with mullions and transoms. Left hand gabled wing has painted plaster and timber above eaves level with wide overhanging eaves. Single storey porch built adjacent to this wing and the central bay of the house. Brick with deep gauged brick arch and hood mould above. Over the porch is a balcony with a brick parapet and carved stone coping. To the left of the porch an inscribed plaque states that "these cottage homes were built by the Leicester Board of Guardians A.D. 1884 E.B. Pipes Chairman". It lists the 37 Vice-Chairmen, 7 of whom formed the Cottage Homes Committee as well as L.B. Chamberlain, Clerk, A.P. Higgs, Superintendent, and I. Baradale, Architect.

Listing NGR: SP5698495491

External Links

• Wikidata Q26643094

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Recommended Books

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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)