Description

ST8052 BECKINGTON CP GOOSE STREET (North side)

14/66 Nos 61, 63
(The Old House), and 65
(previously listed as The Old
House and The Old Cottage)

11.3.68

GV II

Three attached houses, formerly one. C16, C17 additions and alterations. Coursed rubble, double-Roman tile roofs
except stone slates to number 65, brick stacks, that to number 65 particularly tall and raising from eaves, further
ashlar stack raising from apex of coped verge. Irregular "L"-shaped facade, further wing at right angles to rear. Two
storeys 3:1:1 bays, number 63, three 4 and 5-light ogee-moulded stone mullioned windows, that to left of ground floor
with one light blocked, ground floor openings have stopped labels. Door opening to centre has a chamfered 4-centred
surround, plank door, similar opening to rear. Number 65 set at right angles to number 63, gabled stair, turret to
left which over-lies the eaves of the former; similarly moulded 2-light stone mullioned windows with labels. Door
opening in end elevation, C19 half glazed door, open pent-roofed porch on wooden columns, adjacent C19 casement to
left. Number 61 at right angles to rear of 63; one bay, flush mounted C19 casements. Door opening to right in
chamfered stone surround, C19 plank door. Interior of 63 features moulded ceiling beams to ground floor rooms, that to
left with fireplace in a four centred stone surround with moulded shelf. Two further fireplaces of a similar type to
first floor, one dated 1663. (V.A.G. Report, unpublished SRO, July 1980).

Listing NGR: ST8036352062

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26468570

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)