Description

CIRENCESTER

SP0201 SHEEP STREET
578-1/6/285 (East side)
14/06/48 Nos.25 AND 25A
(Formerly Listed as:
SHEEP STREET
(East side)
No.25)

GV II

House with probable former stable wing attached now separate
house (No.25A). Early C19.
Coursed squared limestone to front of house and wing, coursed
limestone rubble to side; concrete tile triple-pile hipped
roof parapeted to front to main range, concrete tile roof to
wing. Ashlar right-end stack on gablet to front, left- and
right-end stacks on gablets to rear, truncated to left; brick
ridge stack and brick stacks to rear of stable wing and on
gablet to left of range to rear left.
Main range to right (No.25), former stable wing set back to
left, further range to rear left behind stable wing (both
No.25A).
Main range is 3 storeys and cellar, 3-windows.
First floor has three 6/6-pane sashes in plain reveals; three
3/3-pane tilting windows disguised as sashes to second floor
in plain reveals. Ground floor has two 6/6-pane sashes in flat
unmoulded surrounds with projecting stone cills.
To left, door in similar flat unmoulded surround with round
head is 6-panel with decorative fanlight; large carved stone
console brackets support open pediment hood over. Shallow
plinth; band course over ground and first floors; cill bands
to first and second floors; moulded stone eaves cornice and
coped parapet.
Left side has long 12/12-pane sash to light staircase with
3/3-pane sash in segmental-headed opening above.
Stable wing to left is 2 storeys and attic, 2-windows. First
floor has two C19 two-light timber casements in plain reveals
with stone cills; ground floor has one similar 3-light window.
To left, plank door with 3-pane overlight in plain reveal;
pair of C20 garage doors to centre left; early C19 door with 6
flush panels with upper 2 panels glazed and 4-pane overlight
with exposed timber lintel to right.
Upwards extension above eaves to right has 2/2-pane C19 sash
in plain reveal with stone cill, flush quoins to left angle
and coped parapet.
Rear elevation has 6/6-pane sashes and early C19 half-glazed
door with margin lights and diagonally-set glazing bars with
fanlight over to main range; small rear wing has two 8/8-pane
sashes; flush quoins to all angles. INTERIOR not inspected.

Listing NGR: SP0210801792

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26586121

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)