Lenthill Farmhouse, 95 Main Street, Newtown Linford (Grade II)

Geo: 52.6896, -1.2363
Date ListedThu 15th March, 1984
CategoryStatutory Listed Building
AddressNo. 95 (Lentilhill Farmhouse) Main Street Newtown Linford LE6 0AF
GradeGrade II
Grid ReferenceSK5171710486
LBS189102
Volume, Map, Item286, 3, 50
ParishNewtown Linford
WardForest Bradgate
Conservation AreaNewtown Linford
Description

House of late C18. Granite and slate rubble stone with brick dressings, brick nogged eaves and Swithland slate roof with left end and left centre ridge stacks. Two storeys of casements. Right hand portion of house, slightly earlier, of two 3 light casements, upper right extending upwards to form large part dormered window. Central door with Swithland slated canopy. Left hand portion has 3 light casement on both floors to left and 2 light ground floor right. C20 renovations of outhouses and extensions to rear, preserving ceiling beams. Otherwise further chamfered ceiling beams, one stopped, altered inglenook and slate and herringbone pattern brick floors. House was originally the Horns or Bucks Head Tavern. Stevenson, J, A Family Guide to Charnwood Forest, Wymondham 1982, P.49.

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.

Statutory Listing covers all parts of the property and its curtilage, ie all internal and external elements whether described or not.