Description

HEREFORD

SO5139NW CHURCH STREET
683-1/7/127 (East side)
10/06/52 No.20

GV II*

House. Mostly C18 brick skin to C14 core. Brick; timber-frame;
slate(?) roof; coursed sandstone rubble stack with brick
chimney. 3-bay unit, with later additions.
INTERIOR incorporates medieval hall, (c1350-1400) with crown
post roof, (the only one in Hereford), and 2 original
ogee-moulded entrance doors. South wall incorporates at first
floor level an extremely well-preserved original window
consisting of 4 cusped ogee-arched headed lights. Directly
below on the ground floor is an equally well-preserved 4-light
window of less ornate design but of the same period. Graffiti
on brick west gable reads, "Daniel Watts 1726".
In the C19 and early C20, the house was occupied by the
Cathedral Organist, and was much frequented by Sir Edward
Elgar, who commenced several major works in a specially
designated "composing room". Currently undergoing extensive
restoration.
(Shoesmith R: Elgar Associations; Wulfstan-Atkins E: The Elgar
Atkins friendship: 1984-; City of Hereford Archaeology Report
Series 82: July: 1990-; RCHME).

Listing NGR: SO5101139882

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17537887

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Recommended Books

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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Staffordshire (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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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)