Description

SJ 22 NE OSWESTRY RURAL C.P. MORDA

5/192 Beaconsfield Terrace
19.7.85

GV II

Terrace of 6 cottages. Circa 1800 with later alterations. Red brick, slate
roof. Deep plan. 2 storeys, part dentilled and part toothed eaves cornice;
original fenestration pattern, windows to left and right of central
paired entrances to each pair of cottages, 16-paned glazing bar sashes with
gauged heads and stone cills, those to third cottage from left replaced
with late C20 top-hung casements at time of re-survey (July 1985);
plain pedimented wooden doorcases to each cottage, except third from
left which has no doorcase and late C20 half-glazed door, although only
right-hand pair retains original 6-panel doors; 2 prominent red brick
stacks in roof slope to front with similar stacks behind and integral
stacks to each gable end (again in front of ridge) also repeated behind.
Forms a good roadside group with Morda Mill (q.v.) and the near-contemporary
buildings of Morda House (now largely demolished but q.v. under Morda
Hall and Nightingale Wing of former Morda Hospital) opposite.

Listing NGR: SJ2880728032

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26472017

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Recommended Books

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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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)