NHER 23882 (Building record) - The Hollies, London Street

The Hollies, London Street.

January 1973. Listed Grade II.
See (S1).

18th-century red brick and pantiles. Brick eaves cornice, 1st floor band. Pediment with round window to slightly advanced centre. Wing each side of five and four bay windows respectively. Many blank recesses in lieu of windows. Sash windows on two storeys and attics. Much renovated. Former kitchen now office 'said to' have 16th- or early 17th-century moulded beamed ceiling.
Information from Listing, Grade II, 1973. House noted in passing July 1987 by E. Rose.
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU), 3 August 1987. Information from record card (S2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 February 2024.

The 18th-century garden wall to the south of The Hollies was separately listed Grade II in 1973. This is now recorded separately as NHER 68117.
P. Watkins (HES), 21 February 2024.

1996 revised listing dates house and wall to 1760-1770. All brick is header bond. Interior, now divided into flats, noted as having 1920s staircase but no mention of the older plaster ceiling.
Compiled by E. Rose (NLA), 12 March 1999.

Listing Description excerpt:
"House, now house and seven flats. c.1760-1770, subdivided [in] 20th century. Red brick laid in header bond. Pantiled roofs. Exterior: two storeys in twelve-window range. Plinth course. Entrance to right of centre within projecting three-window bays under pediment. Double-leaf eight-panelled and fielded door with overlight. Doorcase has unfluted engaged Roman Doric columns with block entablatures and pediment...First-floor platband. Moulded brick eaves cornice. Gabled roof with four decorative ridge stacks. South gable head with tumbling and a sundial face. Rear elevation with, to right, a cast-iron two-bay verandah…Two-storey rear wing in three-window range...Interior: closed-string staircase of 1920s, with twisted balusters".
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the full, current listing details.
P. Watkins (HES), 21 February 2024.