Description

SOUTH STREET
1.
5191
(East Side)
No l0
SY 6990 7/101 8.5.50.
II*
2.
Late C18. (The house of the Mayor of Casterbridge in Hardy's novel of that
name). Burnt grey brick with red brick dressings. Plinth has chamfered stone
capping. 3 storey 3 window front set back from main frontage line. Very
fine late C18 doorway with round- headed opening with fluted archivolt. Transome
has guilloche enrichment. Fanlight. Moulded console brackets with beading and
foliage enrichment. Paterae to entablature blocks above brackets. Dentils
to cornice and pediment. Swag and paterae carving in tympanum. Moulded eaves
cornice with fluting and paterae. Ground floor windows and central 1st floor
window are round headed with stone keys and imposts. Original rainwater heads
and down pipes.

Listing NGR: SY6927790570

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17553770

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Recommended Books

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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)