Description

SO 8532 FORTHAMPTON FORTHAMPTON VILLAGE

7/58 Nos 14-17 (consecutive)
Church Row

GV II

Row of four former almshouses, built for Joseph Yorke by William
Burges c1865. Coursed squared and dressed limestone, fishscale
purple tile roof, brick stacks. Rectangular plan. 1½ storeys.
Symmetrical, 4-windowed facade with two principal gables projecting
forward slightly far right and far left flanking 2 gabled dormers.
All windows 2 and 3-light stone-mullioned casements with glazing
bars and blind trefoil heads with ogee cusping. Relieving arches
over ground floor windows. C19 plank doors with strap hinges far
right and far left. Pair of matching plank doors at centre. All
doors within pointed surrounds. Single quatrefoil towards apex of
each principal gable with heraldic shield at the centre of each.
Flat gable-end coping and finials in the form of the Yorke family
crest, moulded kneelers. Scalloped ridge tiles, two axial stacks.
Catslide roof at rear.
Interior not inspected. (Forthampton Estate).

Listing NGR: SO8591432568

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Yorke Almshouses at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q26624478

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990