Description

DEDHAM CROWN STREET
1.
5214
Barfields Almshouses
TM 0531 27/12
II GV
2.
Date stone inscribed: 'This asylum for widows was built and endowed by Mrs Mary
Barfield 1834' a long range in red brick with slated ridged and gabled roof
and crosswings at each end. Three red brick chimney stacks spaced along ridge.
Two doors on front elevation and 2 in the returns of the wings; those on the
front have gabled porches. A range of 6 pairs of round-headed windows under
red brick arches, with paned sashes and arched fanlights, along front. The
central 4 pairs of windows have dormer-gables with fretted vergeboards and finials,
also crested blue ridge bonnets which occur also along ridge, of wings. The
windows in the wing gables have fretted roundels above and between their 2 lights
- these of either terracotta or painted iron.

Listing NGR: TM0597432799

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26532213

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  For the Record
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