Description

1.
5118 EX-MANGOTSFIELD UD NORTH STREET
Downend
No 112
(Downend House)
ST 6576 8/194 24.4.51
II
2.
Late C18/early C19. Rendered, moulded stone coping to parapet, double saddle
pantile roof, end gables. Three storeys, 3 windows, later sashes without glazing
bars in exposed wooden frames. Later 3-light square bays to ground floor,
joined by tiled pentice forming porch. Central panelled door with slab hood
on pilasters - modern glazing and porch.
Modern plaque on side of house testifies to its importance and the reason for
its inclusion on the list: "Dr W G Grace Famous Gloucestershire Cricketer was
born here 18th July 1848". Interior gutted.

Listing NGR: ST6511376608

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26409836

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Recommended Books

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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair