Description

CIRENCESTER

SP0201 CASTLE STREET
578-1/6/39 (South side)
Nos.53 AND 61

GV II

Shop and estate agents with flat over. Probably late C17/early
C18 with C19 and C20 alterations, possibly with earlier
origins. Coursed limestone rubble, now painted; artificial
slate roof; rebuilt brick stack to rear. 2 storeys and attic;
3-window range. First floor has three C19 2/2-pane sashes in
plain reveals; 2 gabled dormers with C19 2-light timber
casements. C20 shopfront with splayed entrance to centre has
glazed door and plate glass window to left and right, C20
half-glazed door to centre. Late C17/early C18 wing to rear
right, limestone rubble with Welsh slate roof, is 2 storeys
and attic; windows largely boarded up, one C19 two-light
timber casement visible, 2 raking dormers with 2-light timber
casements with remains of leaded lights to left; C19 shed with
mono-pitch roof attached to rear, further ranges of
outbuildings said to have collapsed c1982; C19 brick wing to
rear left. INTERIOR has winder staircase from ground to second
floor; boxed-out beam in shop to left; heavy chamfered axial
beam with run-out stops to first floor right, C20 fireplace;
roof structure not visible. Included for group value.

Listing NGR: SP0210101922

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26482632

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Recommended Books

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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)