Stanford Hall

Heritage listing

Details In the entry for: STANFORD ON SOAR STANFORD HALL SK 52 SE DRIVE 8/80 Stanford Hall 14.5.52 GV II* the entry shall be amended by adding the following to the end of the description: Raked auditorium floor with 2 sets ofseats and a central aisle. Orchestra pit has a central organ which can be raised and lowered during performances. This Wurlitzer organ was made at their Tonawanda factory and despatched on 20.7.1926 to The Madeleine Theatre, Paris, France. It was purchased by SirJulian Cahn, for £20,000, and despatched to Stanford 25.5.1937, it was modified and enlarged when it was installed. The theatre was designed by Cecil Aubrey Masey, a well known cinema architect, to allow Sir Julian to present magic shows as well as films, he was the president of the Leicester Magic Circle. The walls were decorated with murals by Beatrice MacDermott, the theatre seated 352 people, and cost £73,000. ------------------------------------ STANFORD ON SOAR STANFORD HALL DRIVE SK 52 SE (south side) 8/80 Stanford Hall 14.5.52 G.V. II* Country house, now Co-operative College. Early C18, for Lewes family, 1771-4 by Mr. Henderson of Loughborough for Charles Vere Dashwood, altered and extended c.1892 by W. H. Fletcher, further alterations and extensions in the late 1930s by Messrs. Allom for Sir Julian Cahn. Further mid C20 extensions and alterations. Red brick with ashlar dressings. Hipped slate roof topped with a painted balustrade. 6 red brick stacks behind. Ashlar entablature with modillion cornice and blocking course. The central 3 bays slightly project and are topped with a modillion pediment containing single cartouche. Ashlar plinth, ground and first floor sill bands and first floor band. Two and a half storeys plus cellar, 7 bays. Each ground floor bay apart from the doorway is

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.