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Grange Court

A Grade II* Listed Building in Leominster, County of Herefordshire

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Latitude: 52.2277 / 52°13'39"N

Longitude: -2.7348 / 2°44'5"W

OS Eastings: 349910

OS Northings: 259085

OS Grid: SO499590

Mapcode National: GBR FK.1VMF

Mapcode Global: VH84W.K83L

Plus Code: 9C4V67H8+33

Entry Name: Grange Court

Listing Date: 24 July 1954

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1077616

English Heritage Legacy ID: 459469

Also known as: the Butter Crosse

ID on this website: 101077616

Location: Leominster, County of Herefordshire, HR6

County: County of Herefordshire

Civil Parish: Leominster

Built-Up Area: Leominster

Traditional County: Herefordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Herefordshire

Church of England Parish: Leominster

Church of England Diocese: Hereford

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Description



LEOMINSTER

SO4959 Grange Court
808-1/1/1
24/07/54

GV II*

Town hall, then dwelling, now Council Offices. c1633; by John
Abel. Removed as traffic hazard and re-erected on new site
1853. Timber-frame and plaster; stone tile roof with gable,
bellcote, and weathervane (dated 1687).
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, attic and cellar; 4-window range: shallow
canted oriels with moulded mullions and transoms in decorated
cases, on enriched consoles; moulded bressumer on enriched
consoles and pilasters, to gable with moulded 6-light mullion
and transom window, set in ornamental panels; wood modillion
gable pediment. Ground floor originally open, under jetty with
boarded soffits and enriched bressumer boards, on timber
columns with figurehead brackets and carved arch-braces;
entrance to centre left: C19, 8-panel door and plain overlight
in oak doorcase with chamfered pilasters; 3 tall, C19 moulded
mullion and transom windows with cambered heads and moulded
sills. Inscription in Latin and English on frieze over
arch-braces.
Returned sides: applied chevron- and quarter-bracing; enriched
consoles and panel-heads; single oriels, and casements to
gables; 2 windows between pillars to ground floor.
Rear: C19 stucco and painted brick wing, with 6/6 and altered
sashes, casements, and oriels; further brick wing.
INTERIOR: exposed moulded ceiling-frame; C19 stone fireplaces.
(RCHME: Herefordshire: 115 (5)).


Listing NGR: SO4991059085

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