Description

SE 10 NW WILSHAW ROAD
(Wilshaw)
4/58
The Almshouses Nos. 5 & 6

II

G.V.

One of three handed pairs of almshouses. 1871 by John Kirk of
Huddersfield, for Eleanor Hirst of Wilshaw, in memory of her daughter
Mary. Hammer dressed stone. Pitched slate roof with gable copings
and barge boards and tall stone stack to each gable. Two storeys.
Central single storey stone porch with hipped slate roof with barge
boards (replaced). Two open round arched entrances. To left and
right, ground floor, is 2-light window with round arched lights with
sashes, and hood mould. Single round arched sash to 1st floor which
extends above eaves level, as dormer, with hipped slate roof. Lean-
to extensions, of similar date, to each gable.

Listing NGR: SE1151909716

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26428006

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Recommended Books

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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2