Description

SU 3044 AMPORT AMPORT
20.12.60
8/16 Almshouses

GV II

Terrace of 6 almshouses, unaltered in form and use. 1815. Brick and tile.
Symmetrical front (north-west) of 3.2.3 windows. Hipped tile roof, brick dentil
eaves, catslide at rear, with a pediment above the centrepiece containing a
stone plaque inscribed.."Erected and endowed for V1 poor Widows AD MDCCCXV pursuant to VI Poor Widows AD MDCCCXV pursuant to
the will of Thomas Shepheard..".. Painted brick walls in Flemish bond, rubbed
flat arches, pilasters at each side of the centrepiece, plinth. Casements:
blank panels abcvethe 2 inner doorways (which lead to through passageways, giving passageways, giving
access to the units on each side). 4 boarded doors in plain openings. Improved
at the rear, which has late C20 casements.

Listing NGR: SU3017144209

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26385612

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Recommended Books

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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)