Description

ST4254 AXBRIDGE WEST STREET (south side)

11/75 St. John's Court

- II

Workhouse, now flats. Early-mid C19, by S T Welch. Ashlar, slate roof some bitumenised. Gothic Revival and
Tudoresque; T plan. Two storeys, 1:5:1:1:1:5:1 bays, those to each side in projecting gabled wings with copings,
centre 3 bays also project in an elaborate 3 storey block housing the entranc; predominantly casements of 2 lights
under stopped labels, some window openings blocked, some with C20 metal casements; some altered to form door openings.
Projecting wing to left with window openings under 4-centred heads, wing to right with C20 casements. Centre block
under an elaborate gable with a canted bay; 2 and 4-light mullioned and transomed windows under 4-centred heads with
simple Y tracery; buttresses to each side with offsets. Central door opening in a 4-centred stone surround with a
lancet to each side, the whole under a stopped label on 5 brackets, above a triangular pediment, double panelled doors.
(Building undergoing considerable alterations at time of resurvey, December 1983).

Listing NGR: ST4287154502

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26311749

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Recommended Books

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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)