Description

MOUNTSORREL

SK 51 NE
3/23
1.6.66

LOUGHBOROUGH ROAD (East Side)

No. 2

GV
II*

House. Dated 1788, mostly with late C19 rear. Red brick with elaborate stone
dressings, bands, cornice and coped gables, and Welsh slate roof, hipped on
side wings, with brick rear stacks. In Palladian style as if with 2 intersecting
temple fronts, the inner and higher projecting slightly forward. 2 and 3 storeys
of 5 6/6 sash windows, the centre first floor with 2 side lights, the glazing
bars forming octagons. On 2nd floor 2 6-pane swing windows. On ground floor
a central doorcase with Adam style decoration, prominent bracketed hood, 6-panelled
door and fanlight with decorated glazing bars. The decoration on the front
is also Adam inspired. A double band has balusters between under the central
windows. These have blank arches over with impost bands, the larger central
arch, which runs through both ground and first floors, enriched with swags.
Cornice band above the side windows. Central 3 storey section has modillion
corniced pediment with urn and wheat-ear garlands decoration in tympanum. 5
urns on coping. Formerly the Vicarage. Tablet on rear gable inscribed 'R.T.A.
1788' "An exceptionally elegant late C18 brick house". Pevsner.

Listing NGR: SK5812415131

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17534278

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