Description

BECKLEY AND STOWOOD CHURCH STREET
SP51SE (East side)
Beckley
2/23 Nos.2 and 3

GV II

Two small houses. Possibly C17, altered later. Limestone rubble, partly coursed,
with timber lintels and some blue-brick quoins; thatched roof with brick stacks,
Single- and 2-unit plans with added rear outshuts. One storey plus attics,
3-window front has plank doors between three 2-light casements with three
2-light dormers. Door and right window of No.2, to right, have blue-brick
quoins. Left bay (No.3) is of coursed rubble and is probably a C18 addition. Sun
insurance plaque above doorway to No.3. Right gable wall shows an earlier roof
line at a much lower level and a blocked doorway. Interiors not inspected.
Possibly originally a single dwelling.

Listing NGR: SP5626711285

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26476264

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
• 
  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
• 
  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
• 
  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
• 
  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)