Description

ACREMAN STREET
1.
1625
(North-East Side)
Nowell House
ST 6316 1/31
II GV
2.
C18 with alterations and modern pebble-dash finish. 2 storey 4 window
front; southern 3 bays set slightly back. Plaintile roof formerly with
stone tiles at eaves on north end. Two hipped dormers. Sash windows,
mostly later frames without glazing bars. Stone door surround has moulded
architrave and pediment on voluted console brackets. Deep keystone connects
door-head to underside of pediment. 6-panelled door with rectangular fanlight.
Panelled reveals. Stone plaque under northernmost first floor window bears
following inscription: "'This house in which he spent his last years was
given to Sherborne School by William James Bensly. A Shirburnian well
loved as boy and master. 1888- 1943".

Pineska, Salem, No 7, G F S Room, All Hallows, Askwith House, Nowell House,
Digby Estate Nos 207, 208 and 209 and two outbuildings to South of Digby
Estate No 209 form a group with west return of Premises occupied by Mr
Hunt, Trendle Street.

Listing NGR: ST6369916412

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26404500

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Recommended Books

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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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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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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)