Description

TQ 86 SE BORDEN THE STREET
(south side)

5/34 Forge House and
Barrow house and
Railings to north

GV II

Two houses and Assembly Rooms. 1823. White brick and slate roof.
Two storeys on basement, and hipped roof with 4 stacks evenly
spaced. Regular fenestration of 6 glazing bar sash windows on
first floor with cambered and gauged heads, and 4 glazing bar
sash with gauged basket arches on ground floor. Two 6 panelled
doors left and right with semi-circular traceried fanlights in
gauged arched surrounds at top of flight of 2 steps. Interior:
preserved are the meeting rooms of the Barrow's Trust with marble
fireplace, panelled walls and carved and moulded frieze. Fore-
court enclosed by fleur-de-lys iron rails, 30 yards in length.
Rear elevation with plaque inscribed:
Erected
By Mr. Barrow's
Trustees
Richard Tylden Esq.
William Bland Jnr. Esq.
Revd. R.O. Tylden
William Baldwin Esq.
1823
The Trust still maintains charitable functions and meets in the Rooms.

Listing NGR: TQ8828362946

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26322355

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Recommended Books

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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)