Groby Old Hall (The Gatehouse Record)

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as;
Grooby

In the civil parish of Groby.
In the historic county of Leicestershire.
Modern Authority of Leicestershire.
1974 county of Leicestershire.
Medieval County of Leicestershire.

OS Map Grid Reference: SK52400759
Latitude 52.66334° Longitude -1.22685°

Groby Old Hall has been described as a probable Fortified Manor House.

There are major building remains.

This is a Grade 2* listed building protected by law*.

Description

House. Late C15, altered C17, restored 1858, some C20 alterations. Red brick in English bond with some diaper work in black brick, sandstone ashlar, diminishing coursed slate roofs. Main block with attached 4 storey angle tower to left with hipped roof, Single storey with parapet and 2 storey plus garret irregular 7 bay front, 2 right hand bays with separate gables, with mutilated diaper work to left and centre. Off centre C20 garage door with to left a small glazing bar casement, 2 planked doors and matching double doors, all under timber lintels, To right a large 3 light mullioned window is flanked by single similar smaller windows. Beyond is a planked door set in a 4 centred arched and chamfered surround with hood mould having label stops. To first floor a central large 6 light mullioned and transomed window is flanked by single smaller 3 light mullioned windows. All mullioned windows have chamfered surrounds and glazing bar lights. In the left hand gable is a further 3 light mullioned window with diamond leaded lights. To the right hand gable is a blocked four centred arched window. Beyond to the left is a small leaded casement and to the angle tower in the 3 upper stages are single 4 centred arched and chamfered openings with drip moulds. Originally the home of the Grey family with associations with Lady Jane Grey. (Listed Building Report)

Sources of information, references and further reading

National Heritage List for England Listed Building number(s) 1074083
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s) 921164.
County Historic Environment Record (or Sites and Monuments Record) number(s) MLE11722; MLE2762.

Websites (Gatehouse is not responsible for the content of external websites.)
- Wikipedia entry
  CastleUK.net
  Time Team at Groby Old Hall
  Groby Community website
Books
- Goodall, John, 2011, The English Castle 1066-1650 (Yale University Press) p. 410-11
  Pevsner, N. (revised by E Williamson), 1984 (2edn), Buildings of England: Leicestershire and Rutland (Penguin: London) p. 170-1
  Dryden, A., 1911, Memorials of Old Leicestershire p. 103-6
  Wall, C., 1907, 'Ancient Earthworks' in Page, Wm, (ed), VCH Leicestershire Vol. 1 p. 266-7 online copy
  Flower, J., 1825, Views of ancient buildings in the town and county of Leicester (Leicester: W.Day) online copy
Periodical Articles
- Farnham, G.F., 1927-8, 'Charnwood Forest The Charnwood Manors' Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society Vol. 15 p. 196-206 (manorial history) online copy
  1904-5, Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society Vol. 9 p. 118-9
Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)
- Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1904, Calendar of Close Rolls Edward III (1343-46) Vol. 7 p. 373 view online copy (requires subscription but searchable) alternative online copy
Other sources: Theses; 'grey' literature; in-house reports; unpublished works; etc.
- Time Team (Mike Aston et al), 2011, March 20 (1st broadcast), 'The House of the White Queen' Time Team TV Programme (Time Team, a Videotext/Picture House production for Channel 4)
  Wessex Archaeology, 2011, Groby Old Hall Groby, Leicestershire Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results (Wessex Archaeology 74151) online copy
  English Heritage, 2009, Heritage at Risk Register 2009 East Midlands (London: English Heritage) p. 37 online copy
  Finn, N., 2009, Groby Old Hall, Markfield Road, Groby: Historic Building Assessment

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