Description

LUDLOW

SO5174 OLD STREET
825-1/1/432 (West side)
15/04/54 No.56
Lane's House and Oldgate House
(Formerly Listed as:
OLD STREET
(West side)
No.56
Lane's House)

GV II*

Houses, now includes surgery. Lane's House: early C17, to C16
core. Oldgate House: early C16. Rubble; brick; timber-frame
and plaster; plain tile roof.
3-storeys and cellar; 2-window range: leaded light mullion and
transom windows, the left with decorated pediment, projecting
on enriched consoles from studwork, with chevron bracing;
above are 2 gables with leaded light casements, the left
having E.G. set in niches beneath.
Oak plank door to left, set in restored brick arch; to right
is mullion and transom light flanked by smaller mullion
lights, all under moulded oak drip course; cellar opening
below, under oak lintels. Gable wall to left (now Oldgate
House) of rubble, with queen strut truss over, having probable
blocked mullioned opening. Immediately under tie beam is
blocked dressed stone opening; blocked brick arched opening,
with single light, at bottom left; traces of other openings.
Returned side: rubble; 2-storeys and attic; 4-window range of
probably C18 casements, two in altered openings; 3 hipped
dormers with twin leaded light casements. To right, plank door
with overlight; to left further casements. Town wall continues
to left.
INTERIOR of Lane's House: decorative plasterwork ceilings and
frieze with Royal Arms (Edward VI); stone fireplace;
panelling; exposed framing; C19 dogleg staircase with stick
balusters; C19 staircase. INTERIOR of Oldgate House:
stop-chamfered ceiling-frame; C20 staircase, with splat
balusters; exposed framing with curved braces.
(Ludlow Historical Research Group; Lloyd D: Ludlow: A Historic
Town in Words and Pictures: 1984-: P.90).

Listing NGR: SO5134374497

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17550733

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Recommended Books

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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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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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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas