The Gables, Forest Road, Loughborough (Locally Listed)
| Date Listed | Thu 17th June, 2004 |
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| Category | Locally Listed Building |
| Address | The Gables Forest Road Loughborough LE11 3HS |
| Grade | Locally Listed |
| Grid Reference | SK5284418894 |
| Description | Originally a Private House for William Clarke. Now student accommodation. Late C19, possibly 1880. Various C20 alterations. Freestyle combination of Tudor/Gothic and Domestic Revival. Red brick with terra-cotta string course/hood moulds. Multi gabled pitched clay tile roof. Decorated half timbering to gables above stacked canted bays. Also to spandrils. Decorated barge boards and deep eaves. 2 storey Gothic Revival timber verandah structure fronts main elevation. 3 storeys including accommodation within roof space. Tudor style stacks with angled shafts and corbelled heads Generally, heavy section timber casement windows with top lights but many replaced |
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.