Description

In the entry for

9/45 CHURCH STREET
(West side)

Almshouses
[Nos 1 to 12 (consec)]
The previous listing date of 25.8.60 shall be added

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1.
5224 CHURCH STREET
(west side)

Almhouses
[Nos 1 to 12 (consec)]
SP 1539 SW 9/45

I GV

2.
Remarkable and intact group of Jacobean almshouses. Built 1612 and cost £1,000.
"I"-plan in honour of James I. Architect the same as for Campden House and the
Market Hall; for Sir Baptist Hicks. Ashlar on moulded plinth, stopped for doors.
Cotswold stone roof, gabled end breaks. Centre portion has 8 gables, all with
verges and finials and joined by parapet. Two storeys, 10 windows - 3 and 4 light
(latter with king mullions) stone ovolo mullion type with cornice mould continuous
on ground floor. Six Tudor-arched double ogee doorways - Nos 3-10 lobby type with
wooden ovolo - moulded frames to inner doors. Two Tudor arched doors on gable ends
with flanking chimney breaks (diagonal stacks). Stone chimmeys with moulded caps
and weathering. Central heraldic panel with motto "Nondum Metam".
Rear similar to front, but with ground floor extensions.
Date 1625 scratched on north gable.

Listing NGR: SP1536339330

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17540243

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Recommended Books

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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)