6, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 July 1952. House. 2 related planning applications.

6, High Street

WRENN ID
far-hearth-violet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Harborough
Country
England
Date first listed
25 July 1952
Type
House
Source
Historic England listing

Description

HIGH STREET 1. 5303 (West Side) No 6 (formerly listed as Nos 6 and 7) SP 7387 1/10 25.7.52. II GV

  1. Early C19 street facade conceals a C17 house with a rear wing which is basically a timber-framed open hall of medieval origin and of cruck construction. 3 pairs of crucks remain inside (the eastern pair mutilated, smoke blackening on the 2nd pair). Street facade faced with stucco grooved to simulate masonry. Rusticated quoins and small parapet. Steeply pitched slate roof. 2 ½ storeys with 2 dormers. 3 windows with moulded and shouldered architraves, pulvinated friezes and segmental pediments. Modern ground floor shop windows but with ornamental frieze and modillion cornice. This is the only remaining example of a hall house known to survive in the town itself. Ref.V.C.H.

Listing NGR: SP7333387242

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