Description

LEIGHTON AND EATON CONSTANTINE C.P.

SJ 60 NW
2/102

LEIGHTON

The Villa
GV
II

House. Mid- to late C18 re-modelling of earlier building. Red brick
with timber framed left gable end and gable to rear, plain tile roof.
Hall and cross-wing with latter to rear of present house, C18 front.
2 storeys and gable-lit attic, dentilled eaves cornice; framing:
square panels exposed to left gable end but cross-wing now weather-
boarded; segmental-headed 3-light casements to left and right of
central entrance (windows to left late C19 and those to right C20
metal); C20 half-glazed door under late C19 gabled brown brick porch.
Prominent red brick external end stack to left with twin rebated
shafts of star section (probably C17) and plain C19 shaft abutting,
C18 external end stack to right. Late C19 and C20 additions to rear.
Interior: not inspected but noted as having chamfered ceiling beams
with heavy joists to ground-floor rooms. Included as Home Farm
Cottage (grade III) on provisional list.

Listing NGR: SJ6161205260

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26306867

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (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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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover