2015

SK6414 : The Olde House, Mill Road, Rearsby

taken 9 years ago, near to Rearsby, Leicestershire, England

The Olde House, Mill Road, Rearsby
The Olde House, Mill Road, Rearsby
Built as a yeoman's manor house and dated 1610 and 1613. Timber framed structure with brick infill panels, largely in herringbone style. The roof is formed from graduated Swithland slates. The house was substantially restored in 1935 after being purchased by Sir Frank Craven. The restoration included the replacement of wattle and daub infill of the framing with the present brickwork; the bricks themselves are not of standard dimensions and could well be older reused bricks. The jutting wing at this end of the house is from this period as well. Listed Grade II.
Listed Buildings and Structures

Listed buildings and structures are officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. There are over half a million listed structures in the United Kingdom, covered by around 375,000 listings.
Listed status is more commonly associated with buildings or groups of buildings, however it can cover many other structures, including bridges, headstones, steps, ponds, monuments, walls, phone boxes, wrecks, parks, and heritage sites, and in more recent times a road crossing (Abbey Road) and graffiti art (Banksy 'Spy-booth') have been included.

In England and Wales there are three main listing designations;
Grade I (2.5%) - exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* (5.5%) - particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II (92%) - nationally important and of special interest.

There are also locally listed structures (at the discretion of local authorities) using A, B and C designations.

In Scotland three classifications are also used but the criteria are different. There are around 47,500 Listed buildings.
Category A (8%)- generally equivalent to Grade I and II* in England and Wales
Category B (51%)- this appears generally to cover the ground of Grade II, recognising national importance.
Category C (41%)- buildings of local importance, probably with some overlap with English Grade II.

In Northern Ireland the criteria are similar to Scotland, but the classifications are:
Grade A (2.3%)
Grade B+ (4.7%)
Grade B (93%)

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Village, Rural settlement Housing, Dwellings Building Material: Slate Timber Frame and Brick Date: 1610 Period: Early 17th Century other tags: Grade II Listed Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Rearsby Mill [10] · Olde House [4] · Timber Framed Structure with Brick Infill Panels [2] Title Clusters: · The Olde House, Mill Road, Rearsby [2] ·
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SK6414, 44 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 28 April, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 5 May, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 6495 1436 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:43.3799N 1:2.3874W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 6493 1437
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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