Description

GRITTLETON LEIGH DELAMERE
ST 87 NE

7/14 Nos 1-8 (consec) The Almshouses

GV II

Row of almshouses, 1848 by James Thomson for Joseph Neeld of
Grittleton. Squared rubble stone with stone slate roofs and
clustered ashlar stacks, one group of four on each wing, two on
centre ridge. Two storeys. Long centre range with projecting
gabled wings each end. Tudor style with raised plinth, dripcourse
and 2-light stone mullion windows with hoodmoulds. Centre has 5-
window range, the upper windows under eaves-breaking shouldered
gables. Centre gable has blank shield plaque over 2-light with
small single light each side and ground floor heavy projecting open
porch with shouldered gable, shield and crest and depressed Tudor-
arched openings on three sides. Tudor-arched entry gives on to
spine passage with access to four almshouses. A low wall each side
of porch front connects to wings. Wings have door and first floor
2-light on inner sides, 2-step shouldered gables with ashlar
coping, shield plaques, first floor two light windows and ground
floor triangular bay windows to south end walls. Bay windows have
centre buttress and two Tudor-arched lights each side. Wings have
diagonal angle buttresses.
(Wiltshire Record Office, 1620/43 has original designs by Thomson
dated 1848, showing a front cloister on low front wall, not
actually built)

Listing NGR: ST8848479281

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26273130

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Care and Repair
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)