The Holt, Forest Road, Loughborough (Locally Listed)
Date Listed | Thu 17th June, 2004 |
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Category | Locally Listed Building |
Address | The Holt Forest Road Loughborough LE11 3JB |
Grade | Locally Listed |
Grid Reference | SK5278718508 |
Description | Originally a Private House. Now a Hall of Residence for Loughborough University acquired on the direction of Herbert Schofield. Mid/Late C19. Tudor/Gothic Revival styling. Various C20 alterations and additions. Red brick with extensive blue brick diaper-work. Multi-gabled clay tile pitched roofs with dormers and half dormers. Crow stepped gables to main elevation. Stone capped gables elsewhere. 3 storeys. Tall Tudor style gable stacks crowned by angled shafts with corbelled heads and terra cotta pots. Leaded light casement windows with stone mullions and stone surrounds. 2 storey stone capped chamfered brick bay to side elevation. |
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.