Kiln Yard

This house was likely built around 1935, and is almost certainly the work of Clement Stretton. It is constructed of whitewashed brick with flat asphalt roofs and brick stacks, and is in a Moderne marine style, making imaginative use of the sloping site and views. The design features stepped blocks and incorporates numerous Crittall windows. The house is two storeys, with a section containing an attic solarium.

The main façade has a curving staircase projection at its centre, featuring a long, horizontal window at the top and smaller windows beneath. The entrance is to the left, with a small window above, and further to the left, a four-light window with a balconied French window above. There are three attic windows, formerly part of an open solarium, now glazed, with a glazed door leading from the solarium onto the roof. To the right of the staircase projection, there is a small window above a French window. Further casements and a French window are on the right-hand end, while on the left-hand end, are French windows and casements, the lower-right one forming a corner window. A single-storey wing extends to the rear, featuring casements.

Inside, a curving staircase has a solid balustrade and wooden top rail. Original doors, handles, and skirting boards remain throughout the house, along with original painted wooden fireplaces in the main rooms.

Clement Stretton was, at the time of the house’s probable design, the Head of Architecture at Leicester College of Art and Technology. The house remains a finely detailed example of its period.

The house forms a group with the adjacent entrance gates and piers.