Description

SHREWSBURY

SJ4912NE ABBEY FOREGATE
653-1/12/12 (North side)
30/05/69 Nos.29 AND 31

GV II

Pair of houses. Early C18 facade with C17 or earlier core.
Timber-framed, encased in brick and refronted. Plain tiled
roof. 2 storeys and attic, 5-window range. Outer doorways,
that to left in moulded architrave with console brackets to
entablature, that to right a simple 4-panelled door with
overlight. Central arch to passageway, with wood mullioned and
transomed windows of 2 and 3 lights. Blind central upper
window flanked by 2-light wood mullioned and transomed
windows. Windows all have segmentally-arched heads with
keystones, those on the ground floor linking to aprons beneath
the upper windows. Moulded string course over first-floor
windows. 2 wide gables with 2-light casement windows. Axial
stack. Framing exposed in gable walls. Heavy square panelling
in lower wall, timber of slighter scantling above, suggesting
a second phase.

Listing NGR: SJ4981512512

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26538623

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Recommended Books

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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House