Description

TL 4467 COTTENHAM RAMPTON ROAD
(South West Side)

12/65 Nos. 25- 41 (odd)
(Moretons Charity
Almshouses)

II

Almshouses, dated 1853 on stone panel to front wall. Gault
brick with red brick door and window arches and terracotta
band. Embattled hipped roof of fishscale pattern slate to
centre, with lower flanking wings with end parapets on
kneelers. Moulded brick eaves cornice and five end and ridge
stacks with projecting capping, string courses and splayed
offsets to bases. Plan of higher centre block with flanking
wings. Two storeys with frieze of terracotta between. Centre
block has canted front and alternating red and yellow bricks to
pointed two centred arches to two-light casement with Y glazing
bars. Similar arch to boarded door with cover strips. Wings
have dripmoulds with return stops to three casements in square
heads, the centre window is blind. At ground floor two similar
window flanks two adjacent doorways. The wing to the left hand
has six window openings, with two blind windows.

Listing NGR: TL4457367150

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26420244

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Recommended Books

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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability