Description

GREAT WISHFORD WEST STREET
SU 03 NE
(north side)
3/33 Nos 1 and 2 Grobham Cottages
(formerly listed as 4 Cottages
north of Churchyard adjoining
School on East)
GV II
Four almshouses, now two. Early C17. Banded flint and limestone,
tiled roof, gable end rendered stacks. Baffle-entry cottages.
Single storey and attic, 4-windows; casements. Two chamfered
stone doorcases to centre and two to ends, all with C20 doors, four
2-light recessed hollow-chamfered mullioned casements with C20
steel casements. Four hipped dormers with C20 casements. Rear has
C20 lean-to extensions and doors, single-light recessed hollow-
chamfered casements. Interiors altered and modernised 1960s,
chamfered beams. Almshouses endowed by Sir Richard Grobham in will
of 1628, see his monument in Church of St Giles (q.v.).

Listing NGR: SU0803735520

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26439491

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (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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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House