The Thomas Cook Building is a Grade II listed building in the Leicester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 October 1972. Commercial building. 5 related planning applications.
The Thomas Cook Building
- WRENN ID
- roaming-oriel-mist
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Leicester
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 October 1972
- Type
- Commercial building
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Thomas Cook Building, dated 1894, was designed by architects Goddard and Paget. It is a three-storey structure with an attic and features a ceramic front that is four bays wide. The first floor showcases carved arches between piers, with ornamental Ionic half-columns in front and a balustraded balcony in between. Above this, there is an entablature adorned with an ornamental frieze depicting railway engines. The upper section has a similar design with three-light mullion and transom windows. An inscribed frieze reads "1841 T. Cook and Son 1894". The attic features three-light windows and single pilasters, topped with four small Flemish gables. The building has a modern shop front and is a refacing and alteration of an earlier structure. The facade may have been intended as a memorial to Thomas Cook, who died in 1892.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 5 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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