Description

RUSKINGTON PRIORY ROAD
TF 05 SE
4/58 Nos 1 to 7 (odd)
J R Scott's Almshouses
- II
Row of 4 almshouses. 1904. White brick with red brick and ashlar dressings.
Plain tile roofs with ornate ridge tiles. 3 sets of ridge stacks. Red brick
plinth, quoins, cill band and eaves. Single storey. 6-bay. Central 2 bays
project slightly, with wide overhanging gable with ornate barge-boarding and
finial surmounted by a weather vane. Two 3-light casements with upper glazing bar
lights, flat brick heads and ashlar keystones. Above in the gable a round-headed
ashlar plaque inscribed 'J R SCOTT. ALMSHOUSES 1904' with red brick surround and
ashlar keystone. Either side are single round-headed doorways with ornate, curved
pediments with ashlar coping. Either side are single 3-light casements with
glazing bar upper lights, flat brick heads and ashlar keystones, each under a
single gable with ornate barge-boarding and a finial.

Listing NGR: TF0879050629

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26546006

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)