Description

ROPER STREET
NX 9718 SW

6/187
No 54 with properties to
the rear (formerly Rudd's
Court)
GV
II
House with shop (derelict at time of inspection, September 1989). Late C17,
largely rebuilt in the late C18. Rendered sandstone; slate roof. Originally
single-cell plan with rear stack and adjacent newel stair. 3 storeys. Front:
tripartite sash window to 1st and 2nd floors, 8:12:8 sashes in reveals. Shop
front largely obscured; recessed entrance to right. To the rear of this build-
ing is Rudd's Court (not accessible at time of inspection); the RCHM describes
them as one and 2-celled cottages of mid to late C18 construction and they form
an important survival of artisans' accommodation ranged behind the principal
street shops and houses. (Reference: RCHM archive this building is discussed in
the RCHM's inventory on Whitehaven, forthcoming 1990.)

Listing NGR: NX9726418034

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26554674

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Recommended Books

• 
  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
• 
  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
• 
  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)