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Paine's Almshouses

A Grade II* Listed Building in Oundle, North Northamptonshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.4811 / 52°28'51"N

Longitude: -0.4723 / 0°28'20"W

OS Eastings: 503847

OS Northings: 288113

OS Grid: TL038881

Mapcode National: GBR FXX.FFD

Mapcode Global: VHFNH.RWPW

Plus Code: 9C4XFGJH+C3

Entry Name: Paine's Almshouses

Listing Date: 18 June 1955

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1039816

English Heritage Legacy ID: 231808

ID on this website: 101039816

Location: Oundle, North Northamptonshire, PE8

County: North Northamptonshire

Civil Parish: Oundle

Built-Up Area: Oundle

Traditional County: Northamptonshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Northamptonshire

Church of England Parish: Oundlew Ashton

Church of England Diocese: Peterborough

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Description


WEST STREET
1. (North Side)
1483 ------------
Paine's Almshouses
TL 0388 1/12 18.6.55.

II* GV


2.
Earlier C17. Two 2 storey wings stand gable end to road with garden between and
linked at road end by a wall in the centre of which is a doorway with 4-centred
arched head in moulded inset. Above this the moulded coping of the wall is stepped
up above the doorway and carries 3 obelisk finials, the central 1 on a 3/4 segment.
All walls are rubble and the roofs stone slate. Both the road end gables have
a small square finial with crenellated top. Both these gable ends have a 2 storey
bay with 5-light mullioned windows,east 1 hipped slate top, west 1 embattled parapet.
Elsewhere the windows are random spaced, some stone mullioned some simple early
metal casements with leaded lights. On the west wall of the west wing
is a datestone D.G. 1753.


Nos 15 to 19 (odd) 25 and 33 to 53 (odd) form a group with Church of St Wilfred,
Paine's Almshousese and Oundle Congreational Church.


Listing NGR: TL0384788113

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