Description

WOODHOUSE SCHOOL LANE (South Side)
SK 51 SW
3/199 No. 45 (Lane End Cottage)
GV II

House, originally school, of c 1695 with extensions of 1913 and later.
Granite and slate rubble stone with hipped Swithland slate roof and end
and rear roof stacks (right truncated). 2½ storeys of 4 casements,
1-light and 3 2-lights. 3 dormers over. On ground floor central C20
porch with part glazed door and to left 2-light casement with top lights,
12 pane fixed light, 2-light casement with top lights. To right a
1-light casement and a C20 canted bay in 1913 extension. C20 1 storey
extension on right end. Some windows have brick lintels. First floor
1-light casement and C20 garage on left end. Windows to rear, some
with brick lintels, and chamfered beams inside, together with probably
contemporary staircase. Originally Rawlins School founded by refugee of
Great Plague. Nicjols, J. History and Antiquities of Leicestershire,
1795-1811, Vol. III, p.115 and pl. XVII.

Listing NGR: SK5361814830

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26336896

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Recommended Books

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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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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)