Description

NORTHLEACH WITH EAST END
SP 1114
EASTINGTON (south side), Northleach
8/73
Nos 1-4 Dutton's Almshouses and
attached wall (formerly listed as
23.1.52 Almshouses)
GV
II

Almshouses built under the Will of Thomas Dutton of Turkdean in
1616. Initialled 'T.D.' on the spandrels of the central doorway.
Coursed squared and dressed limestone, stone slate roof, ashlar
stacks. Long rectangular plan. 1 1/2 storeys, 6-gabled facade. All
2-light double-chamfered stone-mullioned casements with leaded
panes. Stopped hoods over windows lighting gables. Three double
C19 plank doors all within moulded Tudor-arched surrounds with
stopped hoods. Central doorway has central spandrels containing
small shields with the initials 'T.D.' and foliate decoration.
Five Tudor-arched doorways at rear with hipped stone slate
canopies. Double-chamfered stone-mullioned casements to ground
floor,six C20 flat-roofed dormers to upper floor. Three paired
axial stacks with skirtings and moulded cappings. Saddleback
coping to gables and along roof axis, moulded kneelers, pointed
finials at gable apexes. Wall parallel to almshouses. Coursed
squared and dressed limestone. Wall clm in height where parallel
to road, c2.25 at left-hand return. Single gate in line with
centre of facade with square piers with pyramidal cappings.
Steeply pitched coping with roll-moulding to wall. Interiors not
inspected.
(Trans. B.G.A.S. 1907 p 7)

Listing NGR: SP1163514421

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26590647

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