Description

SK 60 SW
2/10A

OADBY
WIGSTON ROAD
The Nook

25.6.86

II

House and surgery. Circa 1800. Pale red brick with paler headers; Swithland
slate roof with brick gable copings and flanking brick chimneys. 3 storeys,
3 bays. Rendered plinth, moulded band courses, good moulded brick eaves.
Wooden casements with arched glazing bars and cambered heads, the lower
window transomed. First and second floors have 3-light windows flanking
central 2-light windows the second floor with blind central window
panel. Ground floor is irregular with single staircase window to left
and 3-light window to right. To centre and left of centre are 2 doors,
the left an original 6-panelled door with reeded frieze, fanlight and eared
architrave surround. Central half-glazed door inserted mid C20 into former
window opening. Both doors share C20 lean-to porch of colourwashed brick.
To left is a lower bay with later gabled extension projecting to front.
Interior has staircase with stick balusters, cut scroll tread ends and
wreathed handrail.

Listing NGR: SK6240500300

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26472074

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Recommended Books

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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)