Description

SHREWSBURY

SJ4912NW CASTLE GATES
653-1/11/155 (West side)
30/05/69 Riggs Hall, to rear of Library
(Formerly Listed as:
CASTLE GATES
(West side)
Riggs Hall)

GV II

House, formerly part of Shrewsbury School, now part of
library. Early C15 but extensively restored. Timber-framed on
high sandstone plinth with plain tiled roof. 2 storeys, main
range comprising hall and solar block with cross wing possibly
a later addition.
Timber-framed with square panels with massive braces in rear
elevation, some close studding on inner elevation and to cross
wing with ogival braces. Cambered tie beams with vine scroll
decoration, and jowelled posts with arched braces to gable.
Ground floor largely altered on incorporation to library, the
infill panels removed to leave timber-framed screen walls on
inner faces. Upper storeys have 4-light casement windows, all
renewed.
The building was one of the original buildings of Shrewsbury
School at its foundation in 1552.
(Smith JT: Shrewsbury: Topography and Domestic Architecture to
the Mid C17: 1953-).

Listing NGR: SJ4858411923

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26539128

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Recommended Books

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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair