| Name: | LADY HERBERT'S HOMES; CHAUNTRY PLACE |
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| HER no.: | MCT285 |
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| Type of Record: | Building |
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Summary
A group of almshouses in Lady Herbert's Garden, built in red brick and sandstone ashlar in 1935 and designed by Alfred Herbert. The almshouses are Grade II Listed buildings.
| Grid Reference: | SP 3354 7941 |
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| Former Parish: | Holy Trinity |
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Monument Type(s):
- ALMSHOUSE (Built, Early 20th Century - 1935 AD to 1937 AD (between))
Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Lady Herbert's Garden Conservation Area
- Listed Building (II) 487589: SOUTHERN BLOCK AT LADY HERBERTS HOMES, LADY HERBERTS GARDENS, COVENTRY
- Listed Building (II) 487592: NORTHERN BLOCK AT LADY HERBERTS HOMES, LADY HERBERTS GARDENS, COVENTRY
Full description
1> 1935-37.
2> Almshouse block of 6 dwellings [on the north and 6 on the south]. 1935, by Albert Herbert for Sir Alfred Herbert. Red brick with sandstone ashlar dressings and hipped Swithland slate roofs. Prominent panelled and coped brick ridge stacks. Single storey, 6 bays. Windows are original leaded casements, with ashlar mullions and transoms. Front has projecting centre, 2 bays, with two 4-light windows, and beyond, on each side, a small single light. Side ranges have similar fenestration. Hip ends have single windows with transoms. Rear has 3 projecting porches, each with a continuous mullioned window, 6 lights. In each return angle, a plain Tudor arched doorway with inscribed lintel and recessed board door. Flanking each porch, a 2-light window.
INTERIOR: Not inspected.
The alsmhouses are the major feature of a public garden dedicated to the memory of Florence Herbert, wife of Sir Alfred Herbert, d1930.
Listing NGR: SP3354179417
<1> Coventry City Council, City of Coventry Local List of Buildings, - (-INDEX). SCT703.
<2> English Heritage, Listed Building Description (---LIST OF BUILDINGS). SCT1975.
Sources and Further Reading
| <1> | SCT703 -INDEX: Coventry City Council. City of Coventry Local List of Buildings. -. |
| <2> | SCT1975 ---LIST OF BUILDINGS: English Heritage. Listed Building Description. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Related records
| MCT1000 | Related to: LADY HERBERTS GARDEN; COVENTRY (Monument) |
Images
 Lady Herbert's Almshouses and Summer House, Lady Herbert's Garden © Coventry City Council |
 Lady Herbert's Almshouses, Lady Herbert's Garden, Coventry © Coventry City Council |
 Lady Herbert's Almshouses (north elevation), Coventry © Coventry City Council |
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