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Friends Meeting House, Leicester, Historic Building Record |
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Architectural History Practice Ltd unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
A meeting house purpose-built on a new site in 1955 and slightly enlarged in 1968. The building is typical of the 1950s in style and is of medium heritage significance. Evidential value:The building itself is wholly of the 1950s and 1960s; no earlier fabric is contained in the building. The site and building are of little evidential value. Historical value: Quakers in Leicester have a history dating back to the 1680s, but the present site was only acquired by the Quakers in 1955 and the site and building have relatively little historical value. Aesthetic value: The building is typical of the 1950s and 1960s. It is not particularly distinctive in appearance, with the exception of the main meeting room with its exposed roof trusses; overall it is of medium aesthetic value Communal value:The meeting house is well-used by the local community and has high communal value. |
Author: |
N Burton
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Publisher: |
Architectural History Practice Ltd
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Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Leicester City HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2016
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Friends Meeting House, Queens Road |
County: |
Leicestershire |
District: |
Leicester |
Parish: |
LEICESTER |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 459852, 302815 (Easting, Northing)
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Created Date: |
01 Feb 2018 |