Description

CIRENCESTER

SP0201 LEWIS LANE
578-1/6/217 (North West side)
23/07/71 Nos.9, 11 AND 15-21 (Odd)
St John's Almshouses
(Formerly Listed as:
LEWIS LANE
(North West side)
Nos.9, 11 AND 15-21 (Odd)
Bathurst Almshouses)

GV II

Almshouses. Early C19. Coursed squared limestone; stone slate
roof; three ashlar and one rendered ridge and end stacks.
2-storey 10-window range. First floor has six 2-light
chamfered stone mullion windows with C20 metal casements in
slightly splayed reveals with stone cills; four similar blind
windows without mullions. Ground floor has 6 similar 2-light
windows and six C20 half-glazed doors. Shallow plinth; moulded
string over ground floor. Recessed ashlar panel in chamfered
stone surround to first floor centre has incised lettering
THESE ALMSHOUSES/ WERE RE-ENDOWED BY/ WILLIAM LENNOX EARL
BATHURST/ IN MEMORY OF HIS SISTER/ THE LADY GEORGINA L
BATHURST/ DECEASED 27 MARCH 1874. INTERIORS not inspected.

Listing NGR: SP0243901737

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26501431

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair