Building record MLI94691 - 3 St Leonard's Street, Stamford
Summary
3 St Leonard's Street, Stamford, was formerly the Olive Branch Inn
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Full Description
PRN 37193
This building has a tall, narrow frontage with a full height splayed bay window. It has a datestone of 1666. It is three storeys in height and built of coursed rubble with a slate roof. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {1}
This house was formerly the Olive Branch Inn. There is a panel on the east face of the chimney inscribed '1666', which is presumably the construction date. The house has an ashlar stone front and timber framed rear wall. The front has a three storey bay window with mullions. The interior includes a 17th century bolection-moulded fireplace on the first floor. There is a long stone range to the rear which was probably added in 1749 and this date is inscribed on a panel on the east wall, along with the intials HWE for Henry Wright who bought the property in 1740. He also built four cottages in the yard although these are now in ruins. {2}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI6708 Index: Department of the Environment. 1974. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 1/177.
- <2> SLI912 Bibliographic Reference: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1977. An Inventory of Historical Monuments. The Town of Stamford. No 316, pp 124-25, plate 82.
- <3> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p 712.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 0321 0719 (12m by 19m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STAMFORD, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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