Description

KINGTON ST MICHAEL KINGTON ST MICHAEL VILLAGE
ST 9077 (west side)

13/123 Nos 69 to 74 (consec)
(The Lyte Almshouses)
20.12.60

GV II

Row of six almshouses, built 1675 for Isaac Lyte of Easton Piercy,
Alderman of London. Rubble stone with ashlar dressings, stone
slate roof, coped gables and saddlestone. Three large rear chimney
gables. Regular six-gabled front with 3-light ovolo-moulded stone
mullion windows, hoodmoulds to upper windows and dripcourse over
ground floor. Six doors in flush moulded and stopped surrounds
with steps up, one door each end and paired doors between second
and third windows and between fourth and fifth windows. Third
gable has first floor corniced plaque recording Lyte's benefaction
below window and boldly carved large arms canted out above.

Listing NGR: ST9040877348

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26572379

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Recommended Books

• 
  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)