Description

FROLESWORTH FROLESWORTH ROAD (West Side)
SP59 SW
3/23 Nos. 1-16 The Square, Chapel
and Boundary Wall (formerly
listed as Almshouses)
11.1.55

GV II
Alms Houses with boundary wall and chapel. Original foundation was of 1725,
when four houses were built, 10 more were added in 1761, 10 in 1796 and 1824.
The existing buildings would appear to be largely of the late C18 to early
Cl9: the resultant 24 cottages were modified to form 16 dwellings in c1965.
Brick with Swithland slate roofs. Forms three sides of a courtyard, facing
inwards. The chapel is central to the northern range, with an early Cl9
frontispiece: stone round headed archway with carved spandrels is flanked by
a cupola containing clock.

Listing NGR: SP5066590402

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26314823

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)