Elm House And Number 5

Elm House and No. 5 is a detached house, now divided into two dwellings, dating from the mid-19th century. The building features solid rendered walls and a slated roof, with a centrally placed rendered chimney on the ridge of the front range. The plan is complex, likely resulting from two or more phases of construction, consisting of a small oblong block on the south with a short rear wing. Additional small blocks project from this on the left and right sides, with two more blocks located behind.

The exterior is two storeys high, with the front block being two windows wide. The recessed wing on either side has two windows to the left and one to the right. The windows are fitted with 6 or 8-paned sashes, and there is a triple-sashed window in the ground storey of the wing to the right. A glazed verandah with patterned iron uprights spans the ground storey of the front block.

The interior has not been inspected. Historically, the house does not appear on the tithe map of 1842, but an Elm Cottage is listed in the 1851 census return nearby the Roman Catholic Chapel, the toll house, and Loughborough. In 1861, the occupant was Stephen Fisher, a cashier, living with his wife, five children, and three young female servants, indicating he was a person of some standing. By 1871, one son was an undergraduate at Balliol College, Oxford, and another was a medical student; in 1881, Fisher was noted as the chief accountant at the lace factory.

Note that No. 8, Higher Loughborough, which is attached to this building, is not included in this listing.