Description

ABTHORPE SCHOOL LANE
SP64NE (East side)
6/13 Leeson House

GV II

House, formerly vicarage. Mid C17, partly rebuilt C18, with C19 alterations.
Coursed squared ironstone, banded with limestone to old portion, plain-tile
roofs; brick end stack to left, brick rear lateral stack, massive stone internal
stack with three brick diagonal flues. L-plan. 2 storeys and attic; 5-window
range. C19 part-glazed door to left of centre in moulded stone surround with
4-centred head, flanked by C19 dressed limestone canted bay windows with stone
mullion and transom windows. A 2-light casement window to ground floor right
with timber lintel. Similar 2-light windows to first floor, 3-light above right
bay, all with timber lintels. Cross wing to far right has 4-light stone mullion
leaded window to ground floor, a similar 3-light window to first floor and
similar 2-light attic window, all with hood moulds. Chamfered plinth and
stone-coped gables with kneelers. Interior not inspected. Once the home of Jane
Leeson who founded the school (q.v.).

Listing NGR: SP6502946651

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26582291

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
• 
  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
• 
  Old House Care and Repair
• 
  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability