Home Farm, Loughborough Road, Prestwold (Locally Listed)

Geo: 52.7832, -1.1557
Date ListedThu 17th June, 2004
CategoryLocally Listed Building
AddressHome Farm Loughborough Road Prestwold LE12 5SZ
GradeLocally Listed
Grid ReferenceSK5704520962
Description

Farmhouse, Cottage and Barns. Attractive cluster of mellow red brick buildings perhaps once part of the Packe family estate. Farmhouse perhaps Early Victorian. Local red brick. Swithland slate hipped roof with tall ridge and gable stacks. Corbelled brick cornice detail under deep eaves. 3 bays to front elevation. Canted storey height bay windows with slate pitched roofs on GF flank central entrance. Pitched roof entrance porch may be later. Generally, 4 paned vertical sliding sash windows. Cottage perhaps mid Victorian. Simple Vernacular styling. Swithland slate pitched roof with gable stacks. Flat brick arched openings with casement windows. Barns probably Early C19. Mellow red brick with Swithland slate hipped and pitched roofs. Some discreetly converted to living accommodation.

The description above describes the salient features of the building as it was at the date of listing. It is given in order to aid identification; it is not intended to be either comprehensive or exclusive.