Description

SP9978 THRAPSTON HIGH STREET
(North side)

16/165 Nos.53 and 55 and attached
outbuildings

GV II

House and attached stables, now 2 shops, flat and attached outbuildings. Early
C18 and late C18/early C19. Regular coursed limestone with painted facade and
concrete tile roof to front and part pantile roof to rear. Originally 2-unit
plan. 2 storeys and attic; 3-window range at first floor of sash windows with
glazing bars, those to left and right are tripartite, all under stop-chamfered
lintels. Ground floor has early C20 shop front with 6-panel door to far right,
with glazed toplights. Pair of flat-topped roof doors. Ashlar gable parapets and
kneelers and brick stack at end. One bay attached to right is C18, of different
build, breaking forward slightly from main range. Unhorned sash window with
glazing bars at first floor and early C20 shop front at ground floor comprising
2 part-glazed double doors with fascia over. Former C18 stable, attached to
rear, has irregularly spaced casements and 3 Lincolnshire dormers. Gable end is
weatherboarded. Interiors of shops have ceiling beams, now boxed.

Listing NGR: SP9963278675

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26520773

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