Leadenham House

Leadenham House

Leadenham House is a Grade II* listed Georgian country house in Leadenham, Lincolnshire.[1]

The house is constructed in '2½ storeys'[1][2] of ashlar and dressed limestone rubble with ashlar dressings and a slate hipped roof with a 7 bay frontage to the west.[3] North and South faces, of 4 bays, are identical.[1]

The Gate

The House stands in parkland surrounded by 3000 acres of farmland. The gateway of similar Ashlar construction is also a listed building.[4]

History

The hall was built for William Reeve between 1790 and 1796 by Christopher Staveley of Melton Mowbray. It was extended by architect Lewis Vulliamy in 1826–29 and altered by architect Detmar Blow in 1903. Blow also hung two of the reception rooms with hand-painted oriental wallpapers.[1][5] It descended in the Reeve family to Lt-Col William Reeve (1906–1993) who was High Sheriff of Lincolnshire for 1957.

Leadenham House today

The present owners are Peter and Henrietta Reeve. Their son James has established a Polo Club in the grounds.[6] In a more recent development the house is available as a wedding venue.[7][8]

The house is opened on a non-commercial basis to benefit village charities. It may be visited on certain scheduled dates.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Historic England. "Leadenham House  (Grade II*) (1061877)". National Heritage List for England.
  2. ↑ The description '2½ storey' is taken from the listing, and in turn from the article in Country Life. As can be seen in the photograph the 3rd floor does not have large windows or grand high ceilings, and is intended for service staff and storage. This is sometimes called '2½ storey'.
  3. ↑ "Leadenham House, Leadenham". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  4. ↑ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1061874)". National Heritage List for England.
  5. ↑ Oswald, A (24 June 1965). "Leadenham Hall". Country Life.
  6. ↑ "James builds county's first Polo Club". Grantham Journal. 8 February 2007. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "Leadenham House wedddings". Butterworth Photography. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  8. ↑ "Leadenham House Weddings". Leadenham House. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  9. ↑ "Access details". Retrieved 24 May 2013.

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Coordinates: 53°03′19″N 0°35′06″W / 53.0552°N 0.5850°W / 53.0552; -0.5850

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